What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14988 and 14996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14988 and 14996 is 4.

GCF(14988,14996) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14988 and 14996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14988 and 14996.

How to find the GCF of 14988 and 14996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14988 and 14996. After we will calculate the factors of 14988 and 14996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14988

Prime factors of 14988 are 2, 3, 1249. Prime factorization of 14988 in exponential form is:

14988 = 2² × 3¹ × 1249¹

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 14988

List of positive integer factors of 14988 that divides 14988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1249, 2498, 3747, 4996, 7494

Step-4: Factors of 14996

List of positive integer factors of 14996 that divides 14988 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 14988 and 14996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14988 and 14996 is 4.

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