What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13722 and 13726?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13722 and 13726 is 2.

GCF(13722,13726) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13722 and 13726, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13722 and 13726.

How to find the GCF of 13722 and 13726?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13722 and 13726. After we will calculate the factors of 13722 and 13726 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 13726

Prime factors of 13726 are 2, 6863. Prime factorization of 13726 in exponential form is:

13726 = 2¹ × 6863¹

Step-3: Factors of 13722

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 13726

List of positive integer factors of 13726 that divides 13722 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6863

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13722 and 13726. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13722 and 13726 is 2.

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