What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14998 and 15014?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14998 and 15014 is 2.

GCF(14998,15014) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14998 and 15014, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14998 and 15014.

How to find the GCF of 14998 and 15014?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14998 and 15014. After we will calculate the factors of 14998 and 15014 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14998

Prime factors of 14998 are 2, 7499. Prime factorization of 14998 in exponential form is:

14998 = 2¹ × 7499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15014

Prime factors of 15014 are 2, 7507. Prime factorization of 15014 in exponential form is:

15014 = 2¹ × 7507¹

Step-3: Factors of 14998

List of positive integer factors of 14998 that divides 14998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7499

Step-4: Factors of 15014

List of positive integer factors of 15014 that divides 14998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7507

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14998 and 15014. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14998 and 15014 is 2.

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