What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13888 and 13894?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13888 and 13894 is 2.

GCF(13888,13894) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13888 and 13894, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13888 and 13894.

How to find the GCF of 13888 and 13894?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13888 and 13894. After we will calculate the factors of 13888 and 13894 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13888

Prime factors of 13888 are 2, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 13888 in exponential form is:

13888 = 2⁶ × 7¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13894

Prime factors of 13894 are 2, 6947. Prime factorization of 13894 in exponential form is:

13894 = 2¹ × 6947¹

Step-3: Factors of 13888

List of positive integer factors of 13888 that divides 13888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 31, 32, 56, 62, 64, 112, 124, 217, 224, 248, 434, 448, 496, 868, 992, 1736, 1984, 3472, 6944

Step-4: Factors of 13894

List of positive integer factors of 13894 that divides 13888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6947

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13888 and 13894. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13888 and 13894 is 2.

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