What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13142 and 13162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13142 and 13162 is 2.

GCF(13142,13162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13142 and 13162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13142 and 13162.

How to find the GCF of 13142 and 13162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13142 and 13162. After we will calculate the factors of 13142 and 13162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13142

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

13142 = 2¹ × 6571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13162

Prime factors of 13162 are 2, 6581. Prime factorization of 13162 in exponential form is:

13162 = 2¹ × 6581¹

Step-3: Factors of 13142

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

1, 2, 6571

Step-4: Factors of 13162

List of positive integer factors of 13162 that divides 13142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6581

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13142 and 13162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13142 and 13162 is 2.

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