What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13218 and 13236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13218 and 13236 is 6.

GCF(13218,13236) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13218 and 13236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13218 and 13236.

How to find the GCF of 13218 and 13236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13218 and 13236. After we will calculate the factors of 13218 and 13236 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 13236

Prime factors of 13236 are 2, 3, 1103. Prime factorization of 13236 in exponential form is:

13236 = 2² × 3¹ × 1103¹

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 13236

List of positive integer factors of 13236 that divides 13218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1103, 2206, 3309, 4412, 6618

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13218 and 13236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13218 and 13236 is 6.

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