What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14987 and 15001?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14987 and 15001 is 7.

GCF(14987,15001) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14987 and 15001, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14987 and 15001.

How to find the GCF of 14987 and 15001?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14987 and 15001. After we will calculate the factors of 14987 and 15001 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14987

Prime factors of 14987 are 7, 2141. Prime factorization of 14987 in exponential form is:

14987 = 7¹ × 2141¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15001

Prime factors of 15001 are 7, 2143. Prime factorization of 15001 in exponential form is:

15001 = 7¹ × 2143¹

Step-3: Factors of 14987

List of positive integer factors of 14987 that divides 14987 without a remainder.

1, 7, 2141

Step-4: Factors of 15001

List of positive integer factors of 15001 that divides 14987 without a remainder.

1, 7, 2143

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14987 and 15001. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14987 and 15001 is 7.

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