What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13956 and 13971?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13956 and 13971 is 3.

GCF(13956,13971) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13956 and 13971, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13956 and 13971.

How to find the GCF of 13956 and 13971?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13956 and 13971. After we will calculate the factors of 13956 and 13971 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13956

Prime factors of 13956 are 2, 3, 1163. Prime factorization of 13956 in exponential form is:

13956 = 2² × 3¹ × 1163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13971

Prime factors of 13971 are 3, 4657. Prime factorization of 13971 in exponential form is:

13971 = 3¹ × 4657¹

Step-3: Factors of 13956

List of positive integer factors of 13956 that divides 13956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1163, 2326, 3489, 4652, 6978

Step-4: Factors of 13971

List of positive integer factors of 13971 that divides 13956 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4657

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13956 and 13971. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13956 and 13971 is 3.

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