What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13256 and 13262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13256 and 13262 is 2.

GCF(13256,13262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13256 and 13262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13256 and 13262.

How to find the GCF of 13256 and 13262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13256 and 13262. After we will calculate the factors of 13256 and 13262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13256

Prime factors of 13256 are 2, 1657. Prime factorization of 13256 in exponential form is:

13256 = 2³ × 1657¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13262

Prime factors of 13262 are 2, 19, 349. Prime factorization of 13262 in exponential form is:

13262 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 349¹

Step-3: Factors of 13256

List of positive integer factors of 13256 that divides 13256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1657, 3314, 6628

Step-4: Factors of 13262

List of positive integer factors of 13262 that divides 13256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 349, 698, 6631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13256 and 13262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13256 and 13262 is 2.

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