What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8996 and 9014?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8996 and 9014 is 2.

GCF(8996,9014) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8996 and 9014, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8996 and 9014.

How to find the GCF of 8996 and 9014?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8996 and 9014. After we will calculate the factors of 8996 and 9014 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8996

Prime factors of 8996 are 2, 13, 173. Prime factorization of 8996 in exponential form is:

8996 = 2² × 13¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9014

Prime factors of 9014 are 2, 4507. Prime factorization of 9014 in exponential form is:

9014 = 2¹ × 4507¹

Step-3: Factors of 8996

List of positive integer factors of 8996 that divides 8996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 173, 346, 692, 2249, 4498

Step-4: Factors of 9014

List of positive integer factors of 9014 that divides 8996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4507

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8996 and 9014. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8996 and 9014 is 2.

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