What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13979 and 13996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13979 and 13996 is 1.

GCF(13979,13996) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13979 and 13996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13979 and 13996.

How to find the GCF of 13979 and 13996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13979 and 13996. After we will calculate the factors of 13979 and 13996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13979

Prime factors of 13979 are 7, 1997. Prime factorization of 13979 in exponential form is:

13979 = 7¹ × 1997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13996

Prime factors of 13996 are 2, 3499. Prime factorization of 13996 in exponential form is:

13996 = 2² × 3499¹

Step-3: Factors of 13979

List of positive integer factors of 13979 that divides 13979 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1997

Step-4: Factors of 13996

List of positive integer factors of 13996 that divides 13979 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3499, 6998

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13979 and 13996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13979 and 13996 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 13979 and 13996