What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13 and 24?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13 and 24 is 1.

GCF(13,24) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13 and 24, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13 and 24.

How to find the GCF of 13 and 24?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13 and 24. After we will calculate the factors of 13 and 24 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13

Prime factors of 13 are 13. Prime factorization of 13 in exponential form is:

13 = 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24

Prime factors of 24 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 24 in exponential form is:

24 = 2³ × 3¹

Step-3: Factors of 13

List of positive integer factors of 13 that divides 13 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 24

List of positive integer factors of 24 that divides 13 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13 and 24. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13 and 24 is 1.

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