What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13218 and 13232?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13218 and 13232 is 2.

GCF(13218,13232) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13218 and 13232, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13218 and 13232.

How to find the GCF of 13218 and 13232?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13218 and 13232. After we will calculate the factors of 13218 and 13232 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 13232

Prime factors of 13232 are 2, 827. Prime factorization of 13232 in exponential form is:

13232 = 2⁴ × 827¹

Step-3: Factors of 13218

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 13232

List of positive integer factors of 13232 that divides 13218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 827, 1654, 3308, 6616

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13218 and 13232. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13218 and 13232 is 2.

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