What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13887 and 13903?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13887 and 13903 is 1.

GCF(13887,13903) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13887 and 13903, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13887 and 13903.

How to find the GCF of 13887 and 13903?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13887 and 13903. After we will calculate the factors of 13887 and 13903 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13887

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

13887 = 3² × 1543¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13903

Prime factors of 13903 are 13903. Prime factorization of 13903 in exponential form is:

13903 = 13903¹

Step-3: Factors of 13887

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

1, 3, 9, 1543, 4629

Step-4: Factors of 13903

List of positive integer factors of 13903 that divides 13887 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13887 and 13903. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13887 and 13903 is 1.

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