What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13954 and 13964?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13954 and 13964 is 2.

GCF(13954,13964) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13954 and 13964, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13954 and 13964.

How to find the GCF of 13954 and 13964?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13954 and 13964. After we will calculate the factors of 13954 and 13964 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13954

Prime factors of 13954 are 2, 6977. Prime factorization of 13954 in exponential form is:

13954 = 2¹ × 6977¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13964

Prime factors of 13964 are 2, 3491. Prime factorization of 13964 in exponential form is:

13964 = 2² × 3491¹

Step-3: Factors of 13954

List of positive integer factors of 13954 that divides 13954 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6977

Step-4: Factors of 13964

List of positive integer factors of 13964 that divides 13954 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3491, 6982

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13954 and 13964. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13954 and 13964 is 2.

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