What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13700 and 13715?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13700 and 13715 is 5.

GCF(13700,13715) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13700 and 13715, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13700 and 13715.

How to find the GCF of 13700 and 13715?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13700 and 13715. After we will calculate the factors of 13700 and 13715 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13700

Prime factors of 13700 are 2, 5, 137. Prime factorization of 13700 in exponential form is:

13700 = 2² × 5² × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13715

Prime factors of 13715 are 5, 13, 211. Prime factorization of 13715 in exponential form is:

13715 = 5¹ × 13¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 13700

List of positive integer factors of 13700 that divides 13700 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 137, 274, 548, 685, 1370, 2740, 3425, 6850

Step-4: Factors of 13715

List of positive integer factors of 13715 that divides 13700 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 65, 211, 1055, 2743

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13700 and 13715. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13700 and 13715 is 5.

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