What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13713 and 13722?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13713 and 13722 is 3.

GCF(13713,13722) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13713 and 13722, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13713 and 13722.

How to find the GCF of 13713 and 13722?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13713 and 13722. After we will calculate the factors of 13713 and 13722 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13713

Prime factors of 13713 are 3, 7, 653. Prime factorization of 13713 in exponential form is:

13713 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 653¹

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 13713

List of positive integer factors of 13713 that divides 13713 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 653, 1959, 4571

Step-4: Factors of 13722

List of positive integer factors of 13722 that divides 13713 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13713 and 13722. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13713 and 13722 is 3.

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