What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13548 and 13558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13548 and 13558 is 2.

GCF(13548,13558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13548 and 13558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13548 and 13558.

How to find the GCF of 13548 and 13558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13548 and 13558. After we will calculate the factors of 13548 and 13558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13548

Prime factors of 13548 are 2, 3, 1129. Prime factorization of 13548 in exponential form is:

13548 = 2² × 3¹ × 1129¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13558

Prime factors of 13558 are 2, 6779. Prime factorization of 13558 in exponential form is:

13558 = 2¹ × 6779¹

Step-3: Factors of 13548

List of positive integer factors of 13548 that divides 13548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1129, 2258, 3387, 4516, 6774

Step-4: Factors of 13558

List of positive integer factors of 13558 that divides 13548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6779

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13548 and 13558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13548 and 13558 is 2.

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