What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25642 and 25656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25642 and 25656 is 2.

GCF(25642,25656) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25642 and 25656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25642 and 25656.

How to find the GCF of 25642 and 25656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25642 and 25656. After we will calculate the factors of 25642 and 25656 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 25642

Prime factors of 25642 are 2, 12821. Prime factorization of 25642 in exponential form is:

25642 = 2¹ × 12821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25656

Prime factors of 25656 are 2, 3, 1069. Prime factorization of 25656 in exponential form is:

25656 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1069¹

Step-3: Factors of 25642

List of positive integer factors of 25642 that divides 25642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12821

Step-4: Factors of 25656

List of positive integer factors of 25656 that divides 25642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1069, 2138, 3207, 4276, 6414, 8552, 12828

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25642 and 25656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25642 and 25656 is 2.

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