What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1006 and 1026?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1006 and 1026 is 2.

GCF(1006,1026) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1006 and 1026, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1006 and 1026.

How to find the GCF of 1006 and 1026?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1006 and 1026. After we will calculate the factors of 1006 and 1026 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1006

Prime factors of 1006 are 2, 503. Prime factorization of 1006 in exponential form is:

1006 = 2¹ × 503¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1026

Prime factors of 1026 are 2, 3, 19. Prime factorization of 1026 in exponential form is:

1026 = 2¹ × 3³ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 1006

List of positive integer factors of 1006 that divides 1006 without a remainder.

1, 2, 503

Step-4: Factors of 1026

List of positive integer factors of 1026 that divides 1006 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 19, 27, 38, 54, 57, 114, 171, 342, 513

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1006 and 1026. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1006 and 1026 is 2.

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