What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12994 and 13013?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12994 and 13013 is 1.

GCF(12994,13013) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12994 and 13013, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12994 and 13013.

How to find the GCF of 12994 and 13013?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12994 and 13013. After we will calculate the factors of 12994 and 13013 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12994

Prime factors of 12994 are 2, 73, 89. Prime factorization of 12994 in exponential form is:

12994 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13013

Prime factors of 13013 are 7, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 13013 in exponential form is:

13013 = 7¹ × 11¹ × 13²

Step-3: Factors of 12994

List of positive integer factors of 12994 that divides 12994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 89, 146, 178, 6497

Step-4: Factors of 13013

List of positive integer factors of 13013 that divides 12994 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 13, 77, 91, 143, 169, 1001, 1183, 1859

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12994 and 13013. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12994 and 13013 is 1.

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