What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13868 and 13887?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13868 and 13887 is 1.

GCF(13868,13887) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13868 and 13887, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13868 and 13887.

How to find the GCF of 13868 and 13887?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13868 and 13887. After we will calculate the factors of 13868 and 13887 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13868

Prime factors of 13868 are 2, 3467. Prime factorization of 13868 in exponential form is:

13868 = 2² × 3467¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13887

Prime factors of 13887 are 3, 1543. Prime factorization of 13887 in exponential form is:

13887 = 3² × 1543¹

Step-3: Factors of 13868

List of positive integer factors of 13868 that divides 13868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3467, 6934

Step-4: Factors of 13887

List of positive integer factors of 13887 that divides 13868 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1543, 4629

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13868 and 13887. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13868 and 13887 is 1.

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