What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1300 and 1304?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1300 and 1304 is 4.

GCF(1300,1304) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1300 and 1304, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1300 and 1304.

How to find the GCF of 1300 and 1304?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1300 and 1304. After we will calculate the factors of 1300 and 1304 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1300

Prime factors of 1300 are 2, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 1300 in exponential form is:

1300 = 2² × 5² × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1304

Prime factors of 1304 are 2, 163. Prime factorization of 1304 in exponential form is:

1304 = 2³ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 1300

List of positive integer factors of 1300 that divides 1300 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 13, 20, 25, 26, 50, 52, 65, 100, 130, 260, 325, 650

Step-4: Factors of 1304

List of positive integer factors of 1304 that divides 1300 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 163, 326, 652

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1300 and 1304. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1300 and 1304 is 4.

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