What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13707 and 13722?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13707 and 13722 is 3.

GCF(13707,13722) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13707 and 13722, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13707 and 13722.

How to find the GCF of 13707 and 13722?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13707 and 13722. After we will calculate the factors of 13707 and 13722 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 13722

Prime factors of 13722 are 2, 3, 2287. Prime factorization of 13722 in exponential form is:

13722 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2287¹

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 13722

List of positive integer factors of 13722 that divides 13707 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2287, 4574, 6861

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13707 and 13722. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13707 and 13722 is 3.

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