What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13707 and 13721?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13707 and 13721 is 1.

GCF(13707,13721) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13707 and 13721, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13707 and 13721.

How to find the GCF of 13707 and 13721?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13707 and 13721. After we will calculate the factors of 13707 and 13721 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13707

Prime factors of 13707 are 3, 1523. Prime factorization of 13707 in exponential form is:

13707 = 3² × 1523¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13721

Prime factors of 13721 are 13721. Prime factorization of 13721 in exponential form is:

13721 = 13721¹

Step-3: Factors of 13707

List of positive integer factors of 13707 that divides 13707 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1523, 4569

Step-4: Factors of 13721

List of positive integer factors of 13721 that divides 13707 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13707 and 13721. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13707 and 13721 is 1.

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