What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25946 and 25962?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25946 and 25962 is 2.

GCF(25946,25962) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25946 and 25962, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25946 and 25962.

How to find the GCF of 25946 and 25962?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25946 and 25962. After we will calculate the factors of 25946 and 25962 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 25946

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

25946 = 2¹ × 12973¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25962

Prime factors of 25962 are 2, 3, 4327. Prime factorization of 25962 in exponential form is:

25962 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4327¹

Step-3: Factors of 25946

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

1, 2, 12973

Step-4: Factors of 25962

List of positive integer factors of 25962 that divides 25946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4327, 8654, 12981

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25946 and 25962. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25946 and 25962 is 2.

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