What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13996 and 14012?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13996 and 14012 is 4.

GCF(13996,14012) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13996 and 14012, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13996 and 14012.

How to find the GCF of 13996 and 14012?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13996 and 14012. After we will calculate the factors of 13996 and 14012 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13996

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

13996 = 2² × 3499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14012

Prime factors of 14012 are 2, 31, 113. Prime factorization of 14012 in exponential form is:

14012 = 2² × 31¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 13996

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

1, 2, 4, 3499, 6998

Step-4: Factors of 14012

List of positive integer factors of 14012 that divides 13996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 31, 62, 113, 124, 226, 452, 3503, 7006

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13996 and 14012. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13996 and 14012 is 4.

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