What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14986 and 14996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14986 and 14996 is 2.

GCF(14986,14996) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14986 and 14996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14986 and 14996.

How to find the GCF of 14986 and 14996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14986 and 14996. After we will calculate the factors of 14986 and 14996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14986

Prime factors of 14986 are 2, 59, 127. Prime factorization of 14986 in exponential form is:

14986 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14996

Prime factors of 14996 are 2, 23, 163. Prime factorization of 14996 in exponential form is:

14996 = 2² × 23¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 14986

List of positive integer factors of 14986 that divides 14986 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 118, 127, 254, 7493

Step-4: Factors of 14996

List of positive integer factors of 14996 that divides 14986 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 163, 326, 652, 3749, 7498

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14986 and 14996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14986 and 14996 is 2.

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