What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13987 and 14006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13987 and 14006 is 1.

GCF(13987,14006) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13987 and 14006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13987 and 14006.

How to find the GCF of 13987 and 14006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13987 and 14006. After we will calculate the factors of 13987 and 14006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13987

Prime factors of 13987 are 71, 197. Prime factorization of 13987 in exponential form is:

13987 = 71¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14006

Prime factors of 14006 are 2, 47, 149. Prime factorization of 14006 in exponential form is:

14006 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 13987

List of positive integer factors of 13987 that divides 13987 without a remainder.

1, 71, 197

Step-4: Factors of 14006

List of positive integer factors of 14006 that divides 13987 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 149, 298, 7003

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13987 and 14006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13987 and 14006 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 13987 and 14006