What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13526 and 13542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13526 and 13542 is 2.

GCF(13526,13542) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13526 and 13542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13526 and 13542.

How to find the GCF of 13526 and 13542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13526 and 13542. After we will calculate the factors of 13526 and 13542 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13526

Prime factors of 13526 are 2, 6763. Prime factorization of 13526 in exponential form is:

13526 = 2¹ × 6763¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13542

Prime factors of 13542 are 2, 3, 37, 61. Prime factorization of 13542 in exponential form is:

13542 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 13526

List of positive integer factors of 13526 that divides 13526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6763

Step-4: Factors of 13542

List of positive integer factors of 13542 that divides 13526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 37, 61, 74, 111, 122, 183, 222, 366, 2257, 4514, 6771

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13526 and 13542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13526 and 13542 is 2.

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