What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13818 and 13838?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13818 and 13838 is 2.

GCF(13818,13838) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13818 and 13838, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13818 and 13838.

How to find the GCF of 13818 and 13838?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13818 and 13838. After we will calculate the factors of 13818 and 13838 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13818

Prime factors of 13818 are 2, 3, 7, 47. Prime factorization of 13818 in exponential form is:

13818 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13838

Prime factors of 13838 are 2, 11, 17, 37. Prime factorization of 13838 in exponential form is:

13838 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 13818

List of positive integer factors of 13818 that divides 13818 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 47, 49, 94, 98, 141, 147, 282, 294, 329, 658, 987, 1974, 2303, 4606, 6909

Step-4: Factors of 13838

List of positive integer factors of 13838 that divides 13818 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 17, 22, 34, 37, 74, 187, 374, 407, 629, 814, 1258, 6919

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13818 and 13838. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13818 and 13838 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 13818 and 13838