What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14224 and 14228?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14224 and 14228 is 4.

GCF(14224,14228) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14224 and 14228, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14224 and 14228.

How to find the GCF of 14224 and 14228?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14224 and 14228. After we will calculate the factors of 14224 and 14228 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14224

Prime factors of 14224 are 2, 7, 127. Prime factorization of 14224 in exponential form is:

14224 = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14228

Prime factors of 14228 are 2, 3557. Prime factorization of 14228 in exponential form is:

14228 = 2² × 3557¹

Step-3: Factors of 14224

List of positive integer factors of 14224 that divides 14224 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 112, 127, 254, 508, 889, 1016, 1778, 2032, 3556, 7112

Step-4: Factors of 14228

List of positive integer factors of 14228 that divides 14224 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3557, 7114

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14224 and 14228. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14224 and 14228 is 4.

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