What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13629 and 13647?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13629 and 13647 is 3.

GCF(13629,13647) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13629 and 13647, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13629 and 13647.

How to find the GCF of 13629 and 13647?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13629 and 13647. After we will calculate the factors of 13629 and 13647 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13629

Prime factors of 13629 are 3, 7, 11, 59. Prime factorization of 13629 in exponential form is:

13629 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13647

Prime factors of 13647 are 3, 4549. Prime factorization of 13647 in exponential form is:

13647 = 3¹ × 4549¹

Step-3: Factors of 13629

List of positive integer factors of 13629 that divides 13629 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 11, 21, 33, 59, 77, 177, 231, 413, 649, 1239, 1947, 4543

Step-4: Factors of 13647

List of positive integer factors of 13647 that divides 13629 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4549

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13629 and 13647. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13629 and 13647 is 3.

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