What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13246 and 13259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13246 and 13259 is 1.

GCF(13246,13259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13246 and 13259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13246 and 13259.

How to find the GCF of 13246 and 13259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13246 and 13259. After we will calculate the factors of 13246 and 13259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 13259

Prime factors of 13259 are 13259. Prime factorization of 13259 in exponential form is:

13259 = 13259¹

Step-3: Factors of 13246

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 13259

List of positive integer factors of 13259 that divides 13246 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13246 and 13259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13246 and 13259 is 1.

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