What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1304 and 1318?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1304 and 1318 is 2.

GCF(1304,1318) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1304 and 1318, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1304 and 1318.

How to find the GCF of 1304 and 1318?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1304 and 1318. After we will calculate the factors of 1304 and 1318 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1304

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

1304 = 2³ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1318

Prime factors of 1318 are 2, 659. Prime factorization of 1318 in exponential form is:

1318 = 2¹ × 659¹

Step-3: Factors of 1304

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 1318

List of positive integer factors of 1318 that divides 1304 without a remainder.

1, 2, 659

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1304 and 1318. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1304 and 1318 is 2.

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