What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13998 and 14016?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13998 and 14016 is 6.

GCF(13998,14016) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13998 and 14016, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13998 and 14016.

How to find the GCF of 13998 and 14016?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13998 and 14016. After we will calculate the factors of 13998 and 14016 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 14016

Prime factors of 14016 are 2, 3, 73. Prime factorization of 14016 in exponential form is:

14016 = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 73¹

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 14016

List of positive integer factors of 14016 that divides 13998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 73, 96, 146, 192, 219, 292, 438, 584, 876, 1168, 1752, 2336, 3504, 4672, 7008

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13998 and 14016. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13998 and 14016 is 6.

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