What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13587 and 13602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13587 and 13602 is 3.

GCF(13587,13602) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13587 and 13602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13587 and 13602.

How to find the GCF of 13587 and 13602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13587 and 13602. After we will calculate the factors of 13587 and 13602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13587

Prime factors of 13587 are 3, 7, 647. Prime factorization of 13587 in exponential form is:

13587 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 647¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13602

Prime factors of 13602 are 2, 3, 2267. Prime factorization of 13602 in exponential form is:

13602 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2267¹

Step-3: Factors of 13587

List of positive integer factors of 13587 that divides 13587 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 647, 1941, 4529

Step-4: Factors of 13602

List of positive integer factors of 13602 that divides 13587 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2267, 4534, 6801

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13587 and 13602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13587 and 13602 is 3.

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