What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13725 and 13737?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13725 and 13737 is 3.

GCF(13725,13737) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13725 and 13737, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13725 and 13737.

How to find the GCF of 13725 and 13737?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13725 and 13737. After we will calculate the factors of 13725 and 13737 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13725

Prime factors of 13725 are 3, 5, 61. Prime factorization of 13725 in exponential form is:

13725 = 3² × 5² × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13737

Prime factors of 13737 are 3, 19, 241. Prime factorization of 13737 in exponential form is:

13737 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 13725

List of positive integer factors of 13725 that divides 13725 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 25, 45, 61, 75, 183, 225, 305, 549, 915, 1525, 2745, 4575

Step-4: Factors of 13737

List of positive integer factors of 13737 that divides 13725 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 241, 723, 4579

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13725 and 13737. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13725 and 13737 is 3.

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