What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71266 and 71279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71266 and 71279 is 13.

GCF(71266,71279) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71266 and 71279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71266 and 71279.

How to find the GCF of 71266 and 71279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71266 and 71279. After we will calculate the factors of 71266 and 71279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71266

Prime factors of 71266 are 2, 13, 2741. Prime factorization of 71266 in exponential form is:

71266 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2741¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71279

Prime factors of 71279 are 13, 5483. Prime factorization of 71279 in exponential form is:

71279 = 13¹ × 5483¹

Step-3: Factors of 71266

List of positive integer factors of 71266 that divides 71266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2741, 5482, 35633

Step-4: Factors of 71279

List of positive integer factors of 71279 that divides 71266 without a remainder.

1, 13, 5483

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71266 and 71279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71266 and 71279 is 13.

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