What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13682 and 13686?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13682 and 13686 is 2.

GCF(13682,13686) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13682 and 13686, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13682 and 13686.

How to find the GCF of 13682 and 13686?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13682 and 13686. After we will calculate the factors of 13682 and 13686 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13682

Prime factors of 13682 are 2, 6841. Prime factorization of 13682 in exponential form is:

13682 = 2¹ × 6841¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13686

Prime factors of 13686 are 2, 3, 2281. Prime factorization of 13686 in exponential form is:

13686 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2281¹

Step-3: Factors of 13682

List of positive integer factors of 13682 that divides 13682 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6841

Step-4: Factors of 13686

List of positive integer factors of 13686 that divides 13682 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2281, 4562, 6843

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13682 and 13686. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13682 and 13686 is 2.

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