What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13572 and 13582?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13572 and 13582 is 2.

GCF(13572,13582) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13572 and 13582, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13572 and 13582.

How to find the GCF of 13572 and 13582?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13572 and 13582. After we will calculate the factors of 13572 and 13582 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13572

Prime factors of 13572 are 2, 3, 13, 29. Prime factorization of 13572 in exponential form is:

13572 = 2² × 3² × 13¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13582

Prime factors of 13582 are 2, 6791. Prime factorization of 13582 in exponential form is:

13582 = 2¹ × 6791¹

Step-3: Factors of 13572

List of positive integer factors of 13572 that divides 13572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 13, 18, 26, 29, 36, 39, 52, 58, 78, 87, 116, 117, 156, 174, 234, 261, 348, 377, 468, 522, 754, 1044, 1131, 1508, 2262, 3393, 4524, 6786

Step-4: Factors of 13582

List of positive integer factors of 13582 that divides 13572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6791

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13572 and 13582. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13572 and 13582 is 2.

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