What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25932 and 25946?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25932 and 25946 is 2.

GCF(25932,25946) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25932 and 25946, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25932 and 25946.

How to find the GCF of 25932 and 25946?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25932 and 25946. After we will calculate the factors of 25932 and 25946 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 25932

Prime factors of 25932 are 2, 3, 2161. Prime factorization of 25932 in exponential form is:

25932 = 2² × 3¹ × 2161¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25946

Prime factors of 25946 are 2, 12973. Prime factorization of 25946 in exponential form is:

25946 = 2¹ × 12973¹

Step-3: Factors of 25932

List of positive integer factors of 25932 that divides 25932 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2161, 4322, 6483, 8644, 12966

Step-4: Factors of 25946

List of positive integer factors of 25946 that divides 25932 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12973

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25932 and 25946. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25932 and 25946 is 2.

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