What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13998 and 14009?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13998 and 14009 is 1.

GCF(13998,14009) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13998 and 14009, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13998 and 14009.

How to find the GCF of 13998 and 14009?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13998 and 14009. After we will calculate the factors of 13998 and 14009 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13998

Prime factors of 13998 are 2, 3, 2333. Prime factorization of 13998 in exponential form is:

13998 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2333¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14009

Prime factors of 14009 are 14009. Prime factorization of 14009 in exponential form is:

14009 = 14009¹

Step-3: Factors of 13998

List of positive integer factors of 13998 that divides 13998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2333, 4666, 6999

Step-4: Factors of 14009

List of positive integer factors of 14009 that divides 13998 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13998 and 14009. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13998 and 14009 is 1.

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