What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14396 and 14408?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14396 and 14408 is 4.

GCF(14396,14408) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14396 and 14408, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14396 and 14408.

How to find the GCF of 14396 and 14408?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14396 and 14408. After we will calculate the factors of 14396 and 14408 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14396

Prime factors of 14396 are 2, 59, 61. Prime factorization of 14396 in exponential form is:

14396 = 2² × 59¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14408

Prime factors of 14408 are 2, 1801. Prime factorization of 14408 in exponential form is:

14408 = 2³ × 1801¹

Step-3: Factors of 14396

List of positive integer factors of 14396 that divides 14396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 59, 61, 118, 122, 236, 244, 3599, 7198

Step-4: Factors of 14408

List of positive integer factors of 14408 that divides 14396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1801, 3602, 7204

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14396 and 14408. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14396 and 14408 is 4.

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