What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14888 and 14904?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14888 and 14904 is 8.

GCF(14888,14904) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14888 and 14904, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14888 and 14904.

How to find the GCF of 14888 and 14904?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14888 and 14904. After we will calculate the factors of 14888 and 14904 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14888

Prime factors of 14888 are 2, 1861. Prime factorization of 14888 in exponential form is:

14888 = 2³ × 1861¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14904

Prime factors of 14904 are 2, 3, 23. Prime factorization of 14904 in exponential form is:

14904 = 2³ × 3⁴ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 14888

List of positive integer factors of 14888 that divides 14888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1861, 3722, 7444

Step-4: Factors of 14904

List of positive integer factors of 14904 that divides 14888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 23, 24, 27, 36, 46, 54, 69, 72, 81, 92, 108, 138, 162, 184, 207, 216, 276, 324, 414, 552, 621, 648, 828, 1242, 1656, 1863, 2484, 3726, 4968, 7452

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14888 and 14904. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14888 and 14904 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 14888 and 14904