What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14991 and 15011?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14991 and 15011 is 1.

GCF(14991,15011) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14991 and 15011, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14991 and 15011.

How to find the GCF of 14991 and 15011?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14991 and 15011. After we will calculate the factors of 14991 and 15011 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14991

Prime factors of 14991 are 3, 19, 263. Prime factorization of 14991 in exponential form is:

14991 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15011

Prime factors of 15011 are 17, 883. Prime factorization of 15011 in exponential form is:

15011 = 17¹ × 883¹

Step-3: Factors of 14991

List of positive integer factors of 14991 that divides 14991 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 263, 789, 4997

Step-4: Factors of 15011

List of positive integer factors of 15011 that divides 14991 without a remainder.

1, 17, 883

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14991 and 15011. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14991 and 15011 is 1.

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