What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13958 and 13966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13958 and 13966 is 2.

GCF(13958,13966) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13958 and 13966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13958 and 13966.

How to find the GCF of 13958 and 13966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13958 and 13966. After we will calculate the factors of 13958 and 13966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13958

Prime factors of 13958 are 2, 7, 997. Prime factorization of 13958 in exponential form is:

13958 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13966

Prime factors of 13966 are 2, 6983. Prime factorization of 13966 in exponential form is:

13966 = 2¹ × 6983¹

Step-3: Factors of 13958

List of positive integer factors of 13958 that divides 13958 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 997, 1994, 6979

Step-4: Factors of 13966

List of positive integer factors of 13966 that divides 13958 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6983

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13958 and 13966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13958 and 13966 is 2.

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