What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13740 and 13757?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13740 and 13757 is 1.

GCF(13740,13757) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13740 and 13757, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13740 and 13757.

How to find the GCF of 13740 and 13757?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13740 and 13757. After we will calculate the factors of 13740 and 13757 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13740

Prime factors of 13740 are 2, 3, 5, 229. Prime factorization of 13740 in exponential form is:

13740 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13757

Prime factors of 13757 are 13757. Prime factorization of 13757 in exponential form is:

13757 = 13757¹

Step-3: Factors of 13740

List of positive integer factors of 13740 that divides 13740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 229, 458, 687, 916, 1145, 1374, 2290, 2748, 3435, 4580, 6870

Step-4: Factors of 13757

List of positive integer factors of 13757 that divides 13740 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13740 and 13757. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13740 and 13757 is 1.

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