What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25962 and 25966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25962 and 25966 is 2.

GCF(25962,25966) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25962 and 25966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25962 and 25966.

How to find the GCF of 25962 and 25966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25962 and 25966. After we will calculate the factors of 25962 and 25966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 25966

Prime factors of 25966 are 2, 12983. Prime factorization of 25966 in exponential form is:

25966 = 2¹ × 12983¹

Step-3: Factors of 25962

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 25966

List of positive integer factors of 25966 that divides 25962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12983

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25962 and 25966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25962 and 25966 is 2.

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