What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14796 and 14800?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14796 and 14800 is 4.

GCF(14796,14800) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14796 and 14800, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14796 and 14800.

How to find the GCF of 14796 and 14800?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14796 and 14800. After we will calculate the factors of 14796 and 14800 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14796

Prime factors of 14796 are 2, 3, 137. Prime factorization of 14796 in exponential form is:

14796 = 2² × 3³ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14800

Prime factors of 14800 are 2, 5, 37. Prime factorization of 14800 in exponential form is:

14800 = 2⁴ × 5² × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 14796

List of positive integer factors of 14796 that divides 14796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 137, 274, 411, 548, 822, 1233, 1644, 2466, 3699, 4932, 7398

Step-4: Factors of 14800

List of positive integer factors of 14800 that divides 14796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 25, 37, 40, 50, 74, 80, 100, 148, 185, 200, 296, 370, 400, 592, 740, 925, 1480, 1850, 2960, 3700, 7400

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14796 and 14800. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14796 and 14800 is 4.

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