What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13461 and 13479?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13461 and 13479 is 3.

GCF(13461,13479) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13461 and 13479, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13461 and 13479.

How to find the GCF of 13461 and 13479?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13461 and 13479. After we will calculate the factors of 13461 and 13479 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13461

Prime factors of 13461 are 3, 7, 641. Prime factorization of 13461 in exponential form is:

13461 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 641¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13479

Prime factors of 13479 are 3, 4493. Prime factorization of 13479 in exponential form is:

13479 = 3¹ × 4493¹

Step-3: Factors of 13461

List of positive integer factors of 13461 that divides 13461 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 641, 1923, 4487

Step-4: Factors of 13479

List of positive integer factors of 13479 that divides 13461 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13461 and 13479. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13461 and 13479 is 3.

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