What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14216 and 14236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14216 and 14236 is 4.

GCF(14216,14236) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14216 and 14236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14216 and 14236.

How to find the GCF of 14216 and 14236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14216 and 14236. After we will calculate the factors of 14216 and 14236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14216

Prime factors of 14216 are 2, 1777. Prime factorization of 14216 in exponential form is:

14216 = 2³ × 1777¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14236

Prime factors of 14236 are 2, 3559. Prime factorization of 14236 in exponential form is:

14236 = 2² × 3559¹

Step-3: Factors of 14216

List of positive integer factors of 14216 that divides 14216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1777, 3554, 7108

Step-4: Factors of 14236

List of positive integer factors of 14236 that divides 14216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3559, 7118

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14216 and 14236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14216 and 14236 is 4.

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