What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13168 and 13178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13168 and 13178 is 2.

GCF(13168,13178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13168 and 13178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13168 and 13178.

How to find the GCF of 13168 and 13178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13168 and 13178. After we will calculate the factors of 13168 and 13178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13168

Prime factors of 13168 are 2, 823. Prime factorization of 13168 in exponential form is:

13168 = 2⁴ × 823¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13178

Prime factors of 13178 are 2, 11, 599. Prime factorization of 13178 in exponential form is:

13178 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 599¹

Step-3: Factors of 13168

List of positive integer factors of 13168 that divides 13168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 823, 1646, 3292, 6584

Step-4: Factors of 13178

List of positive integer factors of 13178 that divides 13168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 599, 1198, 6589

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13168 and 13178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13168 and 13178 is 2.

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