What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25258 and 25266?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25258 and 25266 is 2.

GCF(25258,25266) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25258 and 25266, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25258 and 25266.

How to find the GCF of 25258 and 25266?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25258 and 25266. After we will calculate the factors of 25258 and 25266 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 25258

Prime factors of 25258 are 2, 73, 173. Prime factorization of 25258 in exponential form is:

25258 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25266

Prime factors of 25266 are 2, 3, 4211. Prime factorization of 25266 in exponential form is:

25266 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4211¹

Step-3: Factors of 25258

List of positive integer factors of 25258 that divides 25258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 146, 173, 346, 12629

Step-4: Factors of 25266

List of positive integer factors of 25266 that divides 25258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4211, 8422, 12633

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25258 and 25266. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25258 and 25266 is 2.

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