What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13178 and 13182?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13178 and 13182 is 2.

GCF(13178,13182) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13178 and 13182, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13178 and 13182.

How to find the GCF of 13178 and 13182?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13178 and 13182. After we will calculate the factors of 13178 and 13182 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 13182

Prime factors of 13182 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 13182 in exponential form is:

13182 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13³

Step-3: Factors of 13178

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 13182

List of positive integer factors of 13182 that divides 13178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 169, 338, 507, 1014, 2197, 4394, 6591

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13178 and 13182. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13178 and 13182 is 2.

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