What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66118 and 66131?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66118 and 66131 is 13.

GCF(66118,66131) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66118 and 66131, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66118 and 66131.

How to find the GCF of 66118 and 66131?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66118 and 66131. After we will calculate the factors of 66118 and 66131 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66118

Prime factors of 66118 are 2, 13, 2543. Prime factorization of 66118 in exponential form is:

66118 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2543¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66131

Prime factors of 66131 are 13, 5087. Prime factorization of 66131 in exponential form is:

66131 = 13¹ × 5087¹

Step-3: Factors of 66118

List of positive integer factors of 66118 that divides 66118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2543, 5086, 33059

Step-4: Factors of 66131

List of positive integer factors of 66131 that divides 66118 without a remainder.

1, 13, 5087

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66118 and 66131. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66118 and 66131 is 13.

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