What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13716 and 13721?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13716 and 13721 is 1.

GCF(13716,13721) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13716 and 13721, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13716 and 13721.

How to find the GCF of 13716 and 13721?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13716 and 13721. After we will calculate the factors of 13716 and 13721 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13716

Prime factors of 13716 are 2, 3, 127. Prime factorization of 13716 in exponential form is:

13716 = 2² × 3³ × 127¹

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 13716

List of positive integer factors of 13716 that divides 13716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 127, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1143, 1524, 2286, 3429, 4572, 6858

Step-4: Factors of 13721

List of positive integer factors of 13721 that divides 13716 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13716 and 13721. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13716 and 13721 is 1.

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