What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12913 and 12918?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12913 and 12918 is 1.

GCF(12913,12918) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12913 and 12918, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12913 and 12918.

How to find the GCF of 12913 and 12918?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12913 and 12918. After we will calculate the factors of 12913 and 12918 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12913

Prime factors of 12913 are 37, 349. Prime factorization of 12913 in exponential form is:

12913 = 37¹ × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12918

Prime factors of 12918 are 2, 3, 2153. Prime factorization of 12918 in exponential form is:

12918 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2153¹

Step-3: Factors of 12913

List of positive integer factors of 12913 that divides 12913 without a remainder.

1, 37, 349

Step-4: Factors of 12918

List of positive integer factors of 12918 that divides 12913 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2153, 4306, 6459

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12913 and 12918. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12913 and 12918 is 1.

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