Greatest Common Factor of 13 and 2626
GCF(13, 2626) = 13, Greatest common factor of 13 and 2626 is 13. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 13 and 2626. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 13 and 2626 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 13 and 2626.
Prime Factorization of 13 is 1, 13 and Prime Factorization of 2626 is 1, 2, 13, 101.
- Factorize\( (13) = \) \(1\times 13\)
- Factorize\( (2626) = \) \(1\times 2\times 13\times 101\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 13) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(13, 2626) = 1\times 13 = 13\).
Greatest Common Factor of 13 and 2626 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 13 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 13
List of positive integers factors of 2626 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 13, 26, 101, 202, 1313, 2626
As you can see, 13 is the greatest and common number that 13 and 2626 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 13 and 2626 is 13.
\(GCF(13, 2626) = 13\).
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