What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13842 and 13850?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13842 and 13850 is 2.

GCF(13842,13850) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13842 and 13850, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13842 and 13850.

How to find the GCF of 13842 and 13850?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13842 and 13850. After we will calculate the factors of 13842 and 13850 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13842

Prime factors of 13842 are 2, 3, 769. Prime factorization of 13842 in exponential form is:

13842 = 2¹ × 3² × 769¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13850

Prime factors of 13850 are 2, 5, 277. Prime factorization of 13850 in exponential form is:

13850 = 2¹ × 5² × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 13842

List of positive integer factors of 13842 that divides 13842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 769, 1538, 2307, 4614, 6921

Step-4: Factors of 13850

List of positive integer factors of 13850 that divides 13842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 277, 554, 1385, 2770, 6925

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13842 and 13850. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13842 and 13850 is 2.

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