What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25238 and 25256?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25238 and 25256 is 2.

GCF(25238,25256) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25238 and 25256, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25238 and 25256.

How to find the GCF of 25238 and 25256?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25238 and 25256. After we will calculate the factors of 25238 and 25256 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 25238

Prime factors of 25238 are 2, 12619. Prime factorization of 25238 in exponential form is:

25238 = 2¹ × 12619¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25256

Prime factors of 25256 are 2, 7, 11, 41. Prime factorization of 25256 in exponential form is:

25256 = 2³ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 25238

List of positive integer factors of 25238 that divides 25238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12619

Step-4: Factors of 25256

List of positive integer factors of 25256 that divides 25238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 22, 28, 41, 44, 56, 77, 82, 88, 154, 164, 287, 308, 328, 451, 574, 616, 902, 1148, 1804, 2296, 3157, 3608, 6314, 12628

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25238 and 25256. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25238 and 25256 is 2.

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