Greatest Common Factor of 2013 and 2016

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 2013, 2016 i.e. 3 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2013 and 2016 is 3.

GCF(2013,2016) = 3

GCF of 2013 and 2016

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 2013 and 2016

GCF of 2013 and 2016 is 3

Prime Factorization of 2013


3 2013
11 671
61 61
1

Prime factors of 2013 are 3,11,61. Prime factorization of 2013 in exponential form is:

2013 = 31×111×611

Prime Factorization of 2016


2 2016
2 1008
2 504
2 252
2 126
3 63
3 21
7 7
1

Prime factors of 2016 are 2,3,7. Prime factorization of 2016 in exponential form is:

2016 = 25×32×71

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 2013 and 2016 is 3

Greatest Common Factor of 2013 and 2016 by matching factors method

Factors of 2013

List of positive integer factors of 2013 that divides 2013 without a remainder.

1,3,11,33,61,183,671,2013

Factors of 2016

List of positive integer factors of 2016 that divides 2016 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,12,14,16,18,21,24,28,32,36,42,48,56,63,72,84,96,112,126,144,168,224,252,288,336,504,672,1008,2016

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2013 and 2016. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2013 and 2016 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2013 and 2016

Properties of GCF 2013 and 2016

(i) The GCF of 2013 and 2016 is associative

GCF of 2013 and 2016 = GCF of 2016 and 2013

Related Greatest Common Factor of 2013

Related Greatest Common Factor of 2016

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 2013 and 2016

1. What is the GCF of 2013 and 2016?

Answer: GCF of 2013 and 2016 is 3.

2. What are the Factors of 2013?

Answer: Factors of 2013 are 1, 3, 11, 33, 61, 183, 671, 2013. There are 8 integers that are factors of 2013. The greatest factor of 2013 is 2013.

3. What are the Factors of 2016?

Answer: Factors of 2016 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 24, 28, 32, 36, 42, 48, 56, 63, 72, 84, 96, 112, 126, 144, 168, 224, 252, 288, 336, 504, 672, 1008, 2016. There are 36 integers that are factors of 2016. The greatest factor of 2016 is 2016.

4. How to Find the GCF of 2013 and 2016?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 2013 and 2016 = 3

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 2013

2013 = 3 x 11 x 61

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 2016

2016 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 7

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 3

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 2013 and 2016 is 3