One way to find the GCF of 26 and 13 is to compare the prime factorization of each number. To find the prime factorization, you can follow the instructions for each number here:
Here is the prime factorization of 26:
And this is the prime factorization of 13:
When you compare the prime factorization of these two numbers, you can see that there are matching prime factors. You can now find the Greatest Common Factor of 26 and 13 by multiplying all the matching prime factors to get a GCF of 26 and 13 as 169:
Thus, the GCF of 26 and 13 is: 169