What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53996 and 54014?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53996 and 54014 is 2.

GCF(53996,54014) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53996 and 54014, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53996 and 54014.

How to find the GCF of 53996 and 54014?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53996 and 54014. After we will calculate the factors of 53996 and 54014 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53996

Prime factors of 53996 are 2, 13499. Prime factorization of 53996 in exponential form is:

53996 = 2² × 13499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 54014

Prime factors of 54014 are 2, 113, 239. Prime factorization of 54014 in exponential form is:

54014 = 2¹ × 113¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 53996

List of positive integer factors of 53996 that divides 53996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13499, 26998

Step-4: Factors of 54014

List of positive integer factors of 54014 that divides 53996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 113, 226, 239, 478, 27007

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53996 and 54014. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53996 and 54014 is 2.

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