What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13742 and 13754?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13742 and 13754 is 2.

GCF(13742,13754) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13742 and 13754, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13742 and 13754.

How to find the GCF of 13742 and 13754?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13742 and 13754. After we will calculate the factors of 13742 and 13754 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 13754

Prime factors of 13754 are 2, 13, 23. Prime factorization of 13754 in exponential form is:

13754 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 23²

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 13754

List of positive integer factors of 13754 that divides 13742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 23, 26, 46, 299, 529, 598, 1058, 6877

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13742 and 13754. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13742 and 13754 is 2.

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