What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13988 and 13993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13988 and 13993 is 1.

GCF(13988,13993) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13988 and 13993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13988 and 13993.

How to find the GCF of 13988 and 13993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13988 and 13993. After we will calculate the factors of 13988 and 13993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13988

Prime factors of 13988 are 2, 13, 269. Prime factorization of 13988 in exponential form is:

13988 = 2² × 13¹ × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13993

Prime factors of 13993 are 7, 1999. Prime factorization of 13993 in exponential form is:

13993 = 7¹ × 1999¹

Step-3: Factors of 13988

List of positive integer factors of 13988 that divides 13988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 269, 538, 1076, 3497, 6994

Step-4: Factors of 13993

List of positive integer factors of 13993 that divides 13988 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1999

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13988 and 13993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13988 and 13993 is 1.

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