What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14044 and 14048?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14044 and 14048 is 4.

GCF(14044,14048) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14044 and 14048, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14044 and 14048.

How to find the GCF of 14044 and 14048?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14044 and 14048. After we will calculate the factors of 14044 and 14048 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14044

Prime factors of 14044 are 2, 3511. Prime factorization of 14044 in exponential form is:

14044 = 2² × 3511¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14048

Prime factors of 14048 are 2, 439. Prime factorization of 14048 in exponential form is:

14048 = 2⁵ × 439¹

Step-3: Factors of 14044

List of positive integer factors of 14044 that divides 14044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3511, 7022

Step-4: Factors of 14048

List of positive integer factors of 14048 that divides 14044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 439, 878, 1756, 3512, 7024

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14044 and 14048. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14044 and 14048 is 4.

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