What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13118 and 13138?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13118 and 13138 is 2.

GCF(13118,13138) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13118 and 13138, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13118 and 13138.

How to find the GCF of 13118 and 13138?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13118 and 13138. After we will calculate the factors of 13118 and 13138 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13118

Prime factors of 13118 are 2, 7, 937. Prime factorization of 13118 in exponential form is:

13118 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 937¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13138

Prime factors of 13138 are 2, 6569. Prime factorization of 13138 in exponential form is:

13138 = 2¹ × 6569¹

Step-3: Factors of 13118

List of positive integer factors of 13118 that divides 13118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 937, 1874, 6559

Step-4: Factors of 13138

List of positive integer factors of 13138 that divides 13118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6569

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13118 and 13138. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13118 and 13138 is 2.

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