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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13227 and 13242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13227 and 13242 is 3.

GCF(13227,13242) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13227 and 13242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13227 and 13242.

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How to find the GCF of 13227 and 13242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13227 and 13242. After we will calculate the factors of 13227 and 13242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13227

Prime factors of 13227 are 3, 4409. Prime factorization of 13227 in exponential form is:

13227 = 31 × 44091

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13242

Prime factors of 13242 are 2, 3, 2207. Prime factorization of 13242 in exponential form is:

13242 = 21 × 31 × 22071

Step-3: Factors of 13227

List of positive integer factors of 13227 that divides 13227 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4409

Step-4: Factors of 13242

List of positive integer factors of 13242 that divides 13227 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2207, 4414, 6621

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13227 and 13242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13227 and 13242 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 13227 and 13242