What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13234 and 13246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13234 and 13246 is 2.

GCF(13234,13246) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13234 and 13246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13234 and 13246.

How to find the GCF of 13234 and 13246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13234 and 13246. After we will calculate the factors of 13234 and 13246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13234

Prime factors of 13234 are 2, 13, 509. Prime factorization of 13234 in exponential form is:

13234 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 509¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13246

Prime factors of 13246 are 2, 37, 179. Prime factorization of 13246 in exponential form is:

13246 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 13234

List of positive integer factors of 13234 that divides 13234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 509, 1018, 6617

Step-4: Factors of 13246

List of positive integer factors of 13246 that divides 13234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 179, 358, 6623

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13234 and 13246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13234 and 13246 is 2.

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