What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13126 and 13142?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13126 and 13142 is 2.

GCF(13126,13142) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13126 and 13142, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13126 and 13142.

How to find the GCF of 13126 and 13142?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13126 and 13142. After we will calculate the factors of 13126 and 13142 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13126

Prime factors of 13126 are 2, 6563. Prime factorization of 13126 in exponential form is:

13126 = 2¹ × 6563¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13142

Prime factors of 13142 are 2, 6571. Prime factorization of 13142 in exponential form is:

13142 = 2¹ × 6571¹

Step-3: Factors of 13126

List of positive integer factors of 13126 that divides 13126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6563

Step-4: Factors of 13142

List of positive integer factors of 13142 that divides 13126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6571

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13126 and 13142. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13126 and 13142 is 2.

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