What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13926 and 13940?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13926 and 13940 is 2.

GCF(13926,13940) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13926 and 13940, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13926 and 13940.

How to find the GCF of 13926 and 13940?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13926 and 13940. After we will calculate the factors of 13926 and 13940 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13926

Prime factors of 13926 are 2, 3, 11, 211. Prime factorization of 13926 in exponential form is:

13926 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13940

Prime factors of 13940 are 2, 5, 17, 41. Prime factorization of 13940 in exponential form is:

13940 = 2² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 13926

List of positive integer factors of 13926 that divides 13926 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 211, 422, 633, 1266, 2321, 4642, 6963

Step-4: Factors of 13940

List of positive integer factors of 13940 that divides 13926 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 34, 41, 68, 82, 85, 164, 170, 205, 340, 410, 697, 820, 1394, 2788, 3485, 6970

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13926 and 13940. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13926 and 13940 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 13926 and 13940