What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13156 and 13162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13156 and 13162 is 2.

GCF(13156,13162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13156 and 13162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13156 and 13162.

How to find the GCF of 13156 and 13162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13156 and 13162. After we will calculate the factors of 13156 and 13162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13156

Prime factors of 13156 are 2, 11, 13, 23. Prime factorization of 13156 in exponential form is:

13156 = 2² × 11¹ × 13¹ × 23¹

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 13156

List of positive integer factors of 13156 that divides 13156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 13, 22, 23, 26, 44, 46, 52, 92, 143, 253, 286, 299, 506, 572, 598, 1012, 1196, 3289, 6578

Step-4: Factors of 13162

List of positive integer factors of 13162 that divides 13156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6581

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13156 and 13162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13156 and 13162 is 2.

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