What is the Greatest Common Factor of 126 and 130?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 126 and 130 is 2.

GCF(126,130) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 126 and 130, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 126 and 130.

How to find the GCF of 126 and 130?

We will first find the prime factorization of 126 and 130. After we will calculate the factors of 126 and 130 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 126

Prime factors of 126 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 126 in exponential form is:

126 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 130

Prime factors of 130 are 2, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 130 in exponential form is:

130 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 126

List of positive integer factors of 126 that divides 126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63

Step-4: Factors of 130

List of positive integer factors of 130 that divides 126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 26, 65

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 126 and 130. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 126 and 130 is 2.

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