What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13788 and 13796?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13788 and 13796 is 4.

GCF(13788,13796) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13788 and 13796, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13788 and 13796.

How to find the GCF of 13788 and 13796?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13788 and 13796. After we will calculate the factors of 13788 and 13796 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13788

Prime factors of 13788 are 2, 3, 383. Prime factorization of 13788 in exponential form is:

13788 = 2² × 3² × 383¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13796

Prime factors of 13796 are 2, 3449. Prime factorization of 13796 in exponential form is:

13796 = 2² × 3449¹

Step-3: Factors of 13788

List of positive integer factors of 13788 that divides 13788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 383, 766, 1149, 1532, 2298, 3447, 4596, 6894

Step-4: Factors of 13796

List of positive integer factors of 13796 that divides 13788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3449, 6898

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13788 and 13796. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13788 and 13796 is 4.

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