What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13726 and 13732?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13726 and 13732 is 2.

GCF(13726,13732) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13726 and 13732, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13726 and 13732.

How to find the GCF of 13726 and 13732?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13726 and 13732. After we will calculate the factors of 13726 and 13732 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13726

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

13726 = 2¹ × 6863¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13732

Prime factors of 13732 are 2, 3433. Prime factorization of 13732 in exponential form is:

13732 = 2² × 3433¹

Step-3: Factors of 13726

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

1, 2, 6863

Step-4: Factors of 13732

List of positive integer factors of 13732 that divides 13726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3433, 6866

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13726 and 13732. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13726 and 13732 is 2.

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