What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13962 and 13973?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13962 and 13973 is 1.

GCF(13962,13973) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13962 and 13973, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13962 and 13973.

How to find the GCF of 13962 and 13973?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13962 and 13973. After we will calculate the factors of 13962 and 13973 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13962

Prime factors of 13962 are 2, 3, 13, 179. Prime factorization of 13962 in exponential form is:

13962 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13973

Prime factors of 13973 are 89, 157. Prime factorization of 13973 in exponential form is:

13973 = 89¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 13962

List of positive integer factors of 13962 that divides 13962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 179, 358, 537, 1074, 2327, 4654, 6981

Step-4: Factors of 13973

List of positive integer factors of 13973 that divides 13962 without a remainder.

1, 89, 157

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13962 and 13973. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13962 and 13973 is 1.

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