What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13450 and 13462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13450 and 13462 is 2.

GCF(13450,13462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13450 and 13462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13450 and 13462.

How to find the GCF of 13450 and 13462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13450 and 13462. After we will calculate the factors of 13450 and 13462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13450

Prime factors of 13450 are 2, 5, 269. Prime factorization of 13450 in exponential form is:

13450 = 2¹ × 5² × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13462

Prime factors of 13462 are 2, 53, 127. Prime factorization of 13462 in exponential form is:

13462 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 13450

List of positive integer factors of 13450 that divides 13450 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 269, 538, 1345, 2690, 6725

Step-4: Factors of 13462

List of positive integer factors of 13462 that divides 13450 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 127, 254, 6731

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13450 and 13462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13450 and 13462 is 2.

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