What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13218 and 13237?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13218 and 13237 is 1.

GCF(13218,13237) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13218 and 13237, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13218 and 13237.

How to find the GCF of 13218 and 13237?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13218 and 13237. After we will calculate the factors of 13218 and 13237 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 13237

Prime factors of 13237 are 7, 31, 61. Prime factorization of 13237 in exponential form is:

13237 = 7¹ × 31¹ × 61¹

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 13237

List of positive integer factors of 13237 that divides 13218 without a remainder.

1, 7, 31, 61, 217, 427, 1891

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13218 and 13237. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13218 and 13237 is 1.

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