What is the Greatest Common Factor of 116 and 130?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 116 and 130 is 2.

GCF(116,130) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 116 and 130, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 116 and 130.

How to find the GCF of 116 and 130?

We will first find the prime factorization of 116 and 130. After we will calculate the factors of 116 and 130 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 116

Prime factors of 116 are 2, 29. Prime factorization of 116 in exponential form is:

116 = 2² × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 130

Prime factors of 130 are 2, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 130 in exponential form is:

130 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 116

List of positive integer factors of 116 that divides 116 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58

Step-4: Factors of 130

List of positive integer factors of 130 that divides 116 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 26, 65

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 116 and 130. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 116 and 130 is 2.

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