2 x 2 x 13
4 x 13
2 x 26
The prime factorization of 52 is: 2 x 2 x 13
52
2X26
2 x 2 x 13 = 52
2 x 2 x 13 = 52
2 x 2 x 13 = 52
2 x 2 x 13
You look for a factor, divide for that factor, then look for additional factors. Here is an example: factor 52. It is fairly obvious that one of the factors is 2 (any number that ends with 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 has 2 as a factor), so you divide 52 by 2: 52 = 2 x 26 Once again, 26 is an even number (a multiple of 2), so you split off another factor of 2: 52 = 2 x 2 x 13 13 is a prime number; but if you don't happen to know that, you can try dividing it by 2, 3, 5, or 7 (testing those numbers is sufficient for any one-digit or two-digit number). Since there are no further factors, that's the final solution.
It is 13 because 4*13 = 52
It is 13
Yes because 2 and 13 are factors of 52
13 divides 52 so 13 is a factor of both 13 and 52. Any integer greater than 13 cannot divide 13 so cannot be a factor. Thus, 13 is a factor of both and any greater number cannot be ie 13 is the GCF.