What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13742 and 13750?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13742 and 13750 is 2.

GCF(13742,13750) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13742 and 13750, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13742 and 13750.

How to find the GCF of 13742 and 13750?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13742 and 13750. After we will calculate the factors of 13742 and 13750 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13742

Prime factors of 13742 are 2, 6871. Prime factorization of 13742 in exponential form is:

13742 = 2¹ × 6871¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13750

Prime factors of 13750 are 2, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 13750 in exponential form is:

13750 = 2¹ × 5⁴ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 13742

List of positive integer factors of 13742 that divides 13742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6871

Step-4: Factors of 13750

List of positive integer factors of 13750 that divides 13742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 25, 50, 55, 110, 125, 250, 275, 550, 625, 1250, 1375, 2750, 6875

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13742 and 13750. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13742 and 13750 is 2.

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