What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12998 and 13010?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12998 and 13010 is 2.

GCF(12998,13010) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12998 and 13010, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12998 and 13010.

How to find the GCF of 12998 and 13010?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12998 and 13010. After we will calculate the factors of 12998 and 13010 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12998

Prime factors of 12998 are 2, 67, 97. Prime factorization of 12998 in exponential form is:

12998 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13010

Prime factors of 13010 are 2, 5, 1301. Prime factorization of 13010 in exponential form is:

13010 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1301¹

Step-3: Factors of 12998

List of positive integer factors of 12998 that divides 12998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 97, 134, 194, 6499

Step-4: Factors of 13010

List of positive integer factors of 13010 that divides 12998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1301, 2602, 6505

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12998 and 13010. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12998 and 13010 is 2.

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