What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13601 and 13609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13601 and 13609 is 1.

GCF(13601,13609) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13601 and 13609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13601 and 13609.

How to find the GCF of 13601 and 13609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13601 and 13609. After we will calculate the factors of 13601 and 13609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13601

Prime factors of 13601 are 7, 29, 67. Prime factorization of 13601 in exponential form is:

13601 = 7¹ × 29¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13609

Prime factors of 13609 are 31, 439. Prime factorization of 13609 in exponential form is:

13609 = 31¹ × 439¹

Step-3: Factors of 13601

List of positive integer factors of 13601 that divides 13601 without a remainder.

1, 7, 29, 67, 203, 469, 1943

Step-4: Factors of 13609

List of positive integer factors of 13609 that divides 13601 without a remainder.

1, 31, 439

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13601 and 13609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13601 and 13609 is 1.

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