What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25940 and 25958?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25940 and 25958 is 2.

GCF(25940,25958) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25940 and 25958, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25940 and 25958.

How to find the GCF of 25940 and 25958?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25940 and 25958. After we will calculate the factors of 25940 and 25958 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 25940

Prime factors of 25940 are 2, 5, 1297. Prime factorization of 25940 in exponential form is:

25940 = 2² × 5¹ × 1297¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25958

Prime factors of 25958 are 2, 12979. Prime factorization of 25958 in exponential form is:

25958 = 2¹ × 12979¹

Step-3: Factors of 25940

List of positive integer factors of 25940 that divides 25940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1297, 2594, 5188, 6485, 12970

Step-4: Factors of 25958

List of positive integer factors of 25958 that divides 25940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12979

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25940 and 25958. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25940 and 25958 is 2.

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