What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14978 and 14983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14978 and 14983 is 1.

GCF(14978,14983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14978 and 14983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14978 and 14983.

How to find the GCF of 14978 and 14983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14978 and 14983. After we will calculate the factors of 14978 and 14983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14978

Prime factors of 14978 are 2, 7489. Prime factorization of 14978 in exponential form is:

14978 = 2¹ × 7489¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14983

Prime factors of 14983 are 14983. Prime factorization of 14983 in exponential form is:

14983 = 14983¹

Step-3: Factors of 14978

List of positive integer factors of 14978 that divides 14978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7489

Step-4: Factors of 14983

List of positive integer factors of 14983 that divides 14978 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14978 and 14983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14978 and 14983 is 1.

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