What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13659 and 13679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13659 and 13679 is 1.

GCF(13659,13679) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13659 and 13679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13659 and 13679.

How to find the GCF of 13659 and 13679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13659 and 13679. After we will calculate the factors of 13659 and 13679 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13659

Prime factors of 13659 are 3, 29, 157. Prime factorization of 13659 in exponential form is:

13659 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13679

Prime factors of 13679 are 13679. Prime factorization of 13679 in exponential form is:

13679 = 13679¹

Step-3: Factors of 13659

List of positive integer factors of 13659 that divides 13659 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 87, 157, 471, 4553

Step-4: Factors of 13679

List of positive integer factors of 13679 that divides 13659 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13659 and 13679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13659 and 13679 is 1.

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