What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13562 and 13568?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13562 and 13568 is 2.

GCF(13562,13568) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13562 and 13568, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13562 and 13568.

How to find the GCF of 13562 and 13568?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13562 and 13568. After we will calculate the factors of 13562 and 13568 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13562

Prime factors of 13562 are 2, 6781. Prime factorization of 13562 in exponential form is:

13562 = 2¹ × 6781¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13568

Prime factors of 13568 are 2, 53. Prime factorization of 13568 in exponential form is:

13568 = 2⁸ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 13562

List of positive integer factors of 13562 that divides 13562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6781

Step-4: Factors of 13568

List of positive integer factors of 13568 that divides 13562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 53, 64, 106, 128, 212, 256, 424, 848, 1696, 3392, 6784

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13562 and 13568. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13562 and 13568 is 2.

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