What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13214 and 13218?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13214 and 13218 is 2.

GCF(13214,13218) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13214 and 13218, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13214 and 13218.

How to find the GCF of 13214 and 13218?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13214 and 13218. After we will calculate the factors of 13214 and 13218 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13214

Prime factors of 13214 are 2, 6607. Prime factorization of 13214 in exponential form is:

13214 = 2¹ × 6607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13218

Prime factors of 13218 are 2, 3, 2203. Prime factorization of 13218 in exponential form is:

13218 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2203¹

Step-3: Factors of 13214

List of positive integer factors of 13214 that divides 13214 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6607

Step-4: Factors of 13218

List of positive integer factors of 13218 that divides 13214 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2203, 4406, 6609

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13214 and 13218. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13214 and 13218 is 2.

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