What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13 and 29?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13 and 29 is 1.
GCF(13,29) = 1
We will now calculate the prime factors of 13 and 29, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13 and 29.
How to find the GCF of 13 and 29?
We will first find the prime factorization of 13 and 29. After we will calculate the factors of 13 and 29 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 29
Prime factors of 29 are 29. Prime factorization of 29 in exponential form is:
29 = 291
Step-3: Factors of 13
List of positive integer factors of 13 that divides 13 without a remainder.
1
Step-4: Factors of 29
List of positive integer factors of 29 that divides 13 without a remainder.
1
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 13 and 29. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13 and 29 is 1.
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