What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13456 and 13472?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13456 and 13472 is 16.

GCF(13456,13472) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13456 and 13472, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13456 and 13472.

How to find the GCF of 13456 and 13472?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13456 and 13472. After we will calculate the factors of 13456 and 13472 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13456

Prime factors of 13456 are 2, 29. Prime factorization of 13456 in exponential form is:

13456 = 2⁴ × 29²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13472

Prime factors of 13472 are 2, 421. Prime factorization of 13472 in exponential form is:

13472 = 2⁵ × 421¹

Step-3: Factors of 13456

List of positive integer factors of 13456 that divides 13456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 29, 58, 116, 232, 464, 841, 1682, 3364, 6728

Step-4: Factors of 13472

List of positive integer factors of 13472 that divides 13456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 421, 842, 1684, 3368, 6736

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13456 and 13472. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13456 and 13472 is 16.

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