What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10244 and 10257?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10244 and 10257 is 13.

GCF(10244,10257) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10244 and 10257, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10244 and 10257.

How to find the GCF of 10244 and 10257?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10244 and 10257. After we will calculate the factors of 10244 and 10257 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10244

Prime factors of 10244 are 2, 13, 197. Prime factorization of 10244 in exponential form is:

10244 = 2² × 13¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10257

Prime factors of 10257 are 3, 13, 263. Prime factorization of 10257 in exponential form is:

10257 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 10244

List of positive integer factors of 10244 that divides 10244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 197, 394, 788, 2561, 5122

Step-4: Factors of 10257

List of positive integer factors of 10257 that divides 10244 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 263, 789, 3419

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10244 and 10257. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10244 and 10257 is 13.

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