What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13939 and 13957?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13939 and 13957 is 1.

GCF(13939,13957) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13939 and 13957, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13939 and 13957.

How to find the GCF of 13939 and 13957?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13939 and 13957. After we will calculate the factors of 13939 and 13957 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13939

Prime factors of 13939 are 53, 263. Prime factorization of 13939 in exponential form is:

13939 = 53¹ × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13957

Prime factors of 13957 are 17, 821. Prime factorization of 13957 in exponential form is:

13957 = 17¹ × 821¹

Step-3: Factors of 13939

List of positive integer factors of 13939 that divides 13939 without a remainder.

1, 53, 263

Step-4: Factors of 13957

List of positive integer factors of 13957 that divides 13939 without a remainder.

1, 17, 821

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13939 and 13957. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13939 and 13957 is 1.

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