Given the Number 14,908,320, Calculate (Find) All the Factors (All the Divisors) of the Number 14,908,320 (the Proper, the Improper and the Prime Factors)

All the factors (divisors) of the number 14,908,320

1. Carry out the prime factorization of the number 14,908,320:

The prime factorization of a number: finding the prime numbers that multiply together to make that number.


14,908,320 = 25 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29
14,908,320 is not a prime number but a composite one.


* Prime number: a natural number that is divisible (divided evenly) only by 1 and itself. A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and the number itself.
* Composite number: a natural number that has at least one other factor than 1 and itself.


2. Multiply the prime factors of the number 14,908,320

Multiply the prime factors involved in the prime factorization of the number in all their unique combinations, that give different results.


Also consider the exponents of these prime factors.

Also add 1 to the list of factors (divisors). All the numbers are divisible by 1.


All the factors (divisors) are listed below - in ascending order

The list of factors (divisors):

neither prime nor composite = 1
prime factor = 2
prime factor = 3
22 = 4
prime factor = 5
2 × 3 = 6
prime factor = 7
23 = 8
32 = 9
2 × 5 = 10
22 × 3 = 12
2 × 7 = 14
3 × 5 = 15
24 = 16
prime factor = 17
2 × 32 = 18
22 × 5 = 20
3 × 7 = 21
23 × 3 = 24
33 = 27
22 × 7 = 28
prime factor = 29
2 × 3 × 5 = 30
25 = 32
2 × 17 = 34
5 × 7 = 35
22 × 32 = 36
23 × 5 = 40
2 × 3 × 7 = 42
32 × 5 = 45
24 × 3 = 48
3 × 17 = 51
2 × 33 = 54
23 × 7 = 56
2 × 29 = 58
22 × 3 × 5 = 60
32 × 7 = 63
22 × 17 = 68
2 × 5 × 7 = 70
23 × 32 = 72
24 × 5 = 80
22 × 3 × 7 = 84
5 × 17 = 85
3 × 29 = 87
2 × 32 × 5 = 90
25 × 3 = 96
2 × 3 × 17 = 102
3 × 5 × 7 = 105
22 × 33 = 108
24 × 7 = 112
22 × 29 = 116
7 × 17 = 119
23 × 3 × 5 = 120
2 × 32 × 7 = 126
33 × 5 = 135
23 × 17 = 136
22 × 5 × 7 = 140
24 × 32 = 144
5 × 29 = 145
32 × 17 = 153
25 × 5 = 160
23 × 3 × 7 = 168
2 × 5 × 17 = 170
2 × 3 × 29 = 174
22 × 32 × 5 = 180
33 × 7 = 189
7 × 29 = 203
22 × 3 × 17 = 204
2 × 3 × 5 × 7 = 210
23 × 33 = 216
25 × 7 = 224
23 × 29 = 232
2 × 7 × 17 = 238
24 × 3 × 5 = 240
22 × 32 × 7 = 252
3 × 5 × 17 = 255
32 × 29 = 261
2 × 33 × 5 = 270
24 × 17 = 272
23 × 5 × 7 = 280
25 × 32 = 288
2 × 5 × 29 = 290
2 × 32 × 17 = 306
32 × 5 × 7 = 315
24 × 3 × 7 = 336
22 × 5 × 17 = 340
22 × 3 × 29 = 348
3 × 7 × 17 = 357
23 × 32 × 5 = 360
2 × 33 × 7 = 378
2 × 7 × 29 = 406
23 × 3 × 17 = 408
22 × 3 × 5 × 7 = 420
24 × 33 = 432
3 × 5 × 29 = 435
33 × 17 = 459
24 × 29 = 464
22 × 7 × 17 = 476
25 × 3 × 5 = 480
17 × 29 = 493
23 × 32 × 7 = 504
2 × 3 × 5 × 17 = 510
2 × 32 × 29 = 522
22 × 33 × 5 = 540
25 × 17 = 544
24 × 5 × 7 = 560
22 × 5 × 29 = 580
5 × 7 × 17 = 595
3 × 7 × 29 = 609
22 × 32 × 17 = 612
2 × 32 × 5 × 7 = 630
25 × 3 × 7 = 672
23 × 5 × 17 = 680
23 × 3 × 29 = 696
2 × 3 × 7 × 17 = 714
24 × 32 × 5 = 720
22 × 33 × 7 = 756
32 × 5 × 17 = 765
33 × 29 = 783
22 × 7 × 29 = 812
24 × 3 × 17 = 816
23 × 3 × 5 × 7 = 840
25 × 33 = 864
2 × 3 × 5 × 29 = 870
2 × 33 × 17 = 918
25 × 29 = 928
33 × 5 × 7 = 945
23 × 7 × 17 = 952
2 × 17 × 29 = 986
24 × 32 × 7 = 1,008
5 × 7 × 29 = 1,015
22 × 3 × 5 × 17 = 1,020
22 × 32 × 29 = 1,044
32 × 7 × 17 = 1,071
23 × 33 × 5 = 1,080
25 × 5 × 7 = 1,120
23 × 5 × 29 = 1,160
2 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 1,190
2 × 3 × 7 × 29 = 1,218
23 × 32 × 17 = 1,224
22 × 32 × 5 × 7 = 1,260
32 × 5 × 29 = 1,305
24 × 5 × 17 = 1,360
24 × 3 × 29 = 1,392
22 × 3 × 7 × 17 = 1,428
25 × 32 × 5 = 1,440
3 × 17 × 29 = 1,479
23 × 33 × 7 = 1,512
2 × 32 × 5 × 17 = 1,530
2 × 33 × 29 = 1,566
23 × 7 × 29 = 1,624
25 × 3 × 17 = 1,632
24 × 3 × 5 × 7 = 1,680
22 × 3 × 5 × 29 = 1,740
3 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 1,785
32 × 7 × 29 = 1,827
22 × 33 × 17 = 1,836
2 × 33 × 5 × 7 = 1,890
24 × 7 × 17 = 1,904
22 × 17 × 29 = 1,972
25 × 32 × 7 = 2,016
2 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 2,030
23 × 3 × 5 × 17 = 2,040
23 × 32 × 29 = 2,088
2 × 32 × 7 × 17 = 2,142
24 × 33 × 5 = 2,160
33 × 5 × 17 = 2,295
24 × 5 × 29 = 2,320
22 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 2,380
22 × 3 × 7 × 29 = 2,436
24 × 32 × 17 = 2,448
5 × 17 × 29 = 2,465
23 × 32 × 5 × 7 = 2,520
2 × 32 × 5 × 29 = 2,610
25 × 5 × 17 = 2,720
25 × 3 × 29 = 2,784
23 × 3 × 7 × 17 = 2,856
2 × 3 × 17 × 29 = 2,958
24 × 33 × 7 = 3,024
3 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 3,045
22 × 32 × 5 × 17 = 3,060
22 × 33 × 29 = 3,132
33 × 7 × 17 = 3,213
24 × 7 × 29 = 3,248
25 × 3 × 5 × 7 = 3,360
7 × 17 × 29 = 3,451
23 × 3 × 5 × 29 = 3,480
2 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 3,570
2 × 32 × 7 × 29 = 3,654
23 × 33 × 17 = 3,672
22 × 33 × 5 × 7 = 3,780
25 × 7 × 17 = 3,808
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... This list continues from above
33 × 5 × 29 = 3,915
23 × 17 × 29 = 3,944
22 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 4,060
24 × 3 × 5 × 17 = 4,080
24 × 32 × 29 = 4,176
22 × 32 × 7 × 17 = 4,284
25 × 33 × 5 = 4,320
32 × 17 × 29 = 4,437
2 × 33 × 5 × 17 = 4,590
25 × 5 × 29 = 4,640
23 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 4,760
23 × 3 × 7 × 29 = 4,872
25 × 32 × 17 = 4,896
2 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 4,930
24 × 32 × 5 × 7 = 5,040
22 × 32 × 5 × 29 = 5,220
32 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 5,355
33 × 7 × 29 = 5,481
24 × 3 × 7 × 17 = 5,712
22 × 3 × 17 × 29 = 5,916
25 × 33 × 7 = 6,048
2 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 6,090
23 × 32 × 5 × 17 = 6,120
23 × 33 × 29 = 6,264
2 × 33 × 7 × 17 = 6,426
25 × 7 × 29 = 6,496
2 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 6,902
24 × 3 × 5 × 29 = 6,960
22 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 7,140
22 × 32 × 7 × 29 = 7,308
24 × 33 × 17 = 7,344
3 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 7,395
23 × 33 × 5 × 7 = 7,560
2 × 33 × 5 × 29 = 7,830
24 × 17 × 29 = 7,888
23 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 8,120
25 × 3 × 5 × 17 = 8,160
25 × 32 × 29 = 8,352
23 × 32 × 7 × 17 = 8,568
2 × 32 × 17 × 29 = 8,874
32 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 9,135
22 × 33 × 5 × 17 = 9,180
24 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 9,520
24 × 3 × 7 × 29 = 9,744
22 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 9,860
25 × 32 × 5 × 7 = 10,080
3 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 10,353
23 × 32 × 5 × 29 = 10,440
2 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 10,710
2 × 33 × 7 × 29 = 10,962
25 × 3 × 7 × 17 = 11,424
23 × 3 × 17 × 29 = 11,832
22 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 12,180
24 × 32 × 5 × 17 = 12,240
24 × 33 × 29 = 12,528
22 × 33 × 7 × 17 = 12,852
33 × 17 × 29 = 13,311
22 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 13,804
25 × 3 × 5 × 29 = 13,920
23 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 14,280
23 × 32 × 7 × 29 = 14,616
25 × 33 × 17 = 14,688
2 × 3 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 14,790
24 × 33 × 5 × 7 = 15,120
22 × 33 × 5 × 29 = 15,660
25 × 17 × 29 = 15,776
33 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 16,065
24 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 16,240
24 × 32 × 7 × 17 = 17,136
5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 17,255
22 × 32 × 17 × 29 = 17,748
2 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 18,270
23 × 33 × 5 × 17 = 18,360
25 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 19,040
25 × 3 × 7 × 29 = 19,488
23 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 19,720
2 × 3 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 20,706
24 × 32 × 5 × 29 = 20,880
22 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 21,420
22 × 33 × 7 × 29 = 21,924
32 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 22,185
24 × 3 × 17 × 29 = 23,664
23 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 24,360
25 × 32 × 5 × 17 = 24,480
25 × 33 × 29 = 25,056
23 × 33 × 7 × 17 = 25,704
2 × 33 × 17 × 29 = 26,622
33 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 27,405
23 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 27,608
24 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 28,560
24 × 32 × 7 × 29 = 29,232
22 × 3 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 29,580
25 × 33 × 5 × 7 = 30,240
32 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 31,059
23 × 33 × 5 × 29 = 31,320
2 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 32,130
25 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 32,480
25 × 32 × 7 × 17 = 34,272
2 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 34,510
23 × 32 × 17 × 29 = 35,496
22 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 36,540
24 × 33 × 5 × 17 = 36,720
24 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 39,440
22 × 3 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 41,412
25 × 32 × 5 × 29 = 41,760
23 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 42,840
23 × 33 × 7 × 29 = 43,848
2 × 32 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 44,370
25 × 3 × 17 × 29 = 47,328
24 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 48,720
24 × 33 × 7 × 17 = 51,408
3 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 51,765
22 × 33 × 17 × 29 = 53,244
2 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 54,810
24 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 55,216
25 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 57,120
25 × 32 × 7 × 29 = 58,464
23 × 3 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 59,160
2 × 32 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 62,118
24 × 33 × 5 × 29 = 62,640
22 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 64,260
33 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 66,555
22 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 69,020
24 × 32 × 17 × 29 = 70,992
23 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 73,080
25 × 33 × 5 × 17 = 73,440
25 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 78,880
23 × 3 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 82,824
24 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 85,680
24 × 33 × 7 × 29 = 87,696
22 × 32 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 88,740
33 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 93,177
25 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 97,440
25 × 33 × 7 × 17 = 102,816
2 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 103,530
23 × 33 × 17 × 29 = 106,488
22 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 109,620
25 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 110,432
24 × 3 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 118,320
22 × 32 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 124,236
25 × 33 × 5 × 29 = 125,280
23 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 128,520
2 × 33 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 133,110
23 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 138,040
25 × 32 × 17 × 29 = 141,984
24 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 146,160
32 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 155,295
24 × 3 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 165,648
25 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 171,360
25 × 33 × 7 × 29 = 175,392
23 × 32 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 177,480
2 × 33 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 186,354
22 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 207,060
24 × 33 × 17 × 29 = 212,976
23 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 219,240
25 × 3 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 236,640
23 × 32 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 248,472
24 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 257,040
22 × 33 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 266,220
24 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 276,080
25 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 292,320
2 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 310,590
25 × 3 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 331,296
24 × 32 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 354,960
22 × 33 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 372,708
23 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 414,120
25 × 33 × 17 × 29 = 425,952
24 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 438,480
33 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 465,885
24 × 32 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 496,944
25 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 17 = 514,080
23 × 33 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 532,440
25 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 552,160
22 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 621,180
25 × 32 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 709,920
23 × 33 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 745,416
24 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 828,240
25 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 29 = 876,960
2 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 931,770
25 × 32 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 993,888
24 × 33 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 1,064,880
23 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 1,242,360
24 × 33 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 1,490,832
25 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 1,656,480
22 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 1,863,540
25 × 33 × 5 × 17 × 29 = 2,129,760
24 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 2,484,720
25 × 33 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 2,981,664
23 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 3,727,080
25 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 4,969,440
24 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 7,454,160
25 × 33 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 29 = 14,908,320

The final answer:
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14,908,320 has 384 factors (divisors):
1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 12; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 20; 21; 24; 27; 28; 29; 30; 32; 34; 35; 36; 40; 42; 45; 48; 51; 54; 56; 58; 60; 63; 68; 70; 72; 80; 84; 85; 87; 90; 96; 102; 105; 108; 112; 116; 119; 120; 126; 135; 136; 140; 144; 145; 153; 160; 168; 170; 174; 180; 189; 203; 204; 210; 216; 224; 232; 238; 240; 252; 255; 261; 270; 272; 280; 288; 290; 306; 315; 336; 340; 348; 357; 360; 378; 406; 408; 420; 432; 435; 459; 464; 476; 480; 493; 504; 510; 522; 540; 544; 560; 580; 595; 609; 612; 630; 672; 680; 696; 714; 720; 756; 765; 783; 812; 816; 840; 864; 870; 918; 928; 945; 952; 986; 1,008; 1,015; 1,020; 1,044; 1,071; 1,080; 1,120; 1,160; 1,190; 1,218; 1,224; 1,260; 1,305; 1,360; 1,392; 1,428; 1,440; 1,479; 1,512; 1,530; 1,566; 1,624; 1,632; 1,680; 1,740; 1,785; 1,827; 1,836; 1,890; 1,904; 1,972; 2,016; 2,030; 2,040; 2,088; 2,142; 2,160; 2,295; 2,320; 2,380; 2,436; 2,448; 2,465; 2,520; 2,610; 2,720; 2,784; 2,856; 2,958; 3,024; 3,045; 3,060; 3,132; 3,213; 3,248; 3,360; 3,451; 3,480; 3,570; 3,654; 3,672; 3,780; 3,808; 3,915; 3,944; 4,060; 4,080; 4,176; 4,284; 4,320; 4,437; 4,590; 4,640; 4,760; 4,872; 4,896; 4,930; 5,040; 5,220; 5,355; 5,481; 5,712; 5,916; 6,048; 6,090; 6,120; 6,264; 6,426; 6,496; 6,902; 6,960; 7,140; 7,308; 7,344; 7,395; 7,560; 7,830; 7,888; 8,120; 8,160; 8,352; 8,568; 8,874; 9,135; 9,180; 9,520; 9,744; 9,860; 10,080; 10,353; 10,440; 10,710; 10,962; 11,424; 11,832; 12,180; 12,240; 12,528; 12,852; 13,311; 13,804; 13,920; 14,280; 14,616; 14,688; 14,790; 15,120; 15,660; 15,776; 16,065; 16,240; 17,136; 17,255; 17,748; 18,270; 18,360; 19,040; 19,488; 19,720; 20,706; 20,880; 21,420; 21,924; 22,185; 23,664; 24,360; 24,480; 25,056; 25,704; 26,622; 27,405; 27,608; 28,560; 29,232; 29,580; 30,240; 31,059; 31,320; 32,130; 32,480; 34,272; 34,510; 35,496; 36,540; 36,720; 39,440; 41,412; 41,760; 42,840; 43,848; 44,370; 47,328; 48,720; 51,408; 51,765; 53,244; 54,810; 55,216; 57,120; 58,464; 59,160; 62,118; 62,640; 64,260; 66,555; 69,020; 70,992; 73,080; 73,440; 78,880; 82,824; 85,680; 87,696; 88,740; 93,177; 97,440; 102,816; 103,530; 106,488; 109,620; 110,432; 118,320; 124,236; 125,280; 128,520; 133,110; 138,040; 141,984; 146,160; 155,295; 165,648; 171,360; 175,392; 177,480; 186,354; 207,060; 212,976; 219,240; 236,640; 248,472; 257,040; 266,220; 276,080; 292,320; 310,590; 331,296; 354,960; 372,708; 414,120; 425,952; 438,480; 465,885; 496,944; 514,080; 532,440; 552,160; 621,180; 709,920; 745,416; 828,240; 876,960; 931,770; 993,888; 1,064,880; 1,242,360; 1,490,832; 1,656,480; 1,863,540; 2,129,760; 2,484,720; 2,981,664; 3,727,080; 4,969,440; 7,454,160 and 14,908,320
out of which 6 prime factors: 2; 3; 5; 7; 17 and 29
14,908,320 and 1 are sometimes called improper factors, the others are called proper factors (proper divisors).

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Factors (divisors), common factors (common divisors), the greatest common factor, GCF (also called the greatest common divisor, GCD, or the highest common factor, HCF)

  • If the number "t" is a factor (divisor) of the number "a" then in the prime factorization of "t" we will only encounter prime factors that also occur in the prime factorization of "a".
  • If there are exponents involved, the maximum value of an exponent for any base of a power that is found in the prime factorization of "t" (powers, or multiplicities) is at most equal to the exponent of the same base that is involved in the prime factorization of "a".
  • Hint: 23 = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8. 2 is called the base and 3 is the exponent. 23 is the power and 8 is the value of the power. We sometimes say that the number 2 is raised to the power of 3.
  • For example, 12 is a factor (divisor) of 120 - the remainder is zero when dividing 120 by 12.
  • Let's look at the prime factorization of both numbers and notice the bases and the exponents that occur in the prime factorization of both numbers:
  • 12 = 2 × 2 × 3 = 22 × 3
  • 120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 = 23 × 3 × 5
  • 120 contains all the prime factors of 12, and all its bases' exponents are higher than those of 12.
  • If "t" is a common factor (divisor) of "a" and "b", then the prime factorization of "t" contains only the common prime factors involved in the prime factorizations of both "a" and "b".
  • If there are exponents involved, the maximum value of an exponent for any base of a power that is found in the prime factorization of "t" is at most equal to the minimum of the exponents of the same base that is involved in the prime factorization of both "a" and "b".
  • For example, 12 is the common factor of 48 and 360.
  • The remainder is zero when dividing either 48 or 360 by 12.
  • Here there are the prime factorizations of the three numbers, 12, 48 and 360:
  • 12 = 22 × 3
  • 48 = 24 × 3
  • 360 = 23 × 32 × 5
  • Please note that 48 and 360 have more factors (divisors): 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24. Among them, 24 is the greatest common factor, GCF (or the greatest common divisor, GCD, or the highest common factor, HCF) of 48 and 360.
  • The greatest common factor, GCF, of two numbers, "a" and "b", is the product of all the common prime factors involved in the prime factorizations of both "a" and "b", taken by the lowest exponents.
  • Based on this rule it is calculated the greatest common factor, GCF, (or the greatest common divisor GCD, HCF) of several numbers, as shown in the example below...
  • GCF, GCD (1,260; 3,024; 5,544) = ?
  • 1,260 = 22 × 32
  • 3,024 = 24 × 32 × 7
  • 5,544 = 23 × 32 × 7 × 11
  • The common prime factors are:
  • 2 - its lowest exponent (multiplicity) is: min.(2; 3; 4) = 2
  • 3 - its lowest exponent (multiplicity) is: min.(2; 2; 2) = 2
  • GCF, GCD (1,260; 3,024; 5,544) = 22 × 32 = 252
  • Coprime numbers:
  • If two numbers "a" and "b" have no other common factors (divisors) than 1, gfc, gcd, hcf (a; b) = 1, then the numbers "a" and "b" are called coprime (or relatively prime).
  • Factors of the GCF
  • If "a" and "b" are not coprime, then every common factor (divisor) of "a" and "b" is a also a factor (divisor) of the greatest common factor, GCF (greatest common divisor, GCD, highest common factor, HCF) of "a" and "b".