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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25968 and 25986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25968 and 25986 is 6.

GCF(25968,25986) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25968 and 25986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25968 and 25986.

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How to find the GCF of 25968 and 25986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25968 and 25986. After we will calculate the factors of 25968 and 25986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 25968

Prime factors of 25968 are 2, 3, 541. Prime factorization of 25968 in exponential form is:

25968 = 24 × 31 × 5411

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25986

Prime factors of 25986 are 2, 3, 61, 71. Prime factorization of 25986 in exponential form is:

25986 = 21 × 31 × 611 × 711

Step-3: Factors of 25968

List of positive integer factors of 25968 that divides 25968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 541, 1082, 1623, 2164, 3246, 4328, 6492, 8656, 12984

Step-4: Factors of 25986

List of positive integer factors of 25986 that divides 25968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 61, 71, 122, 142, 183, 213, 366, 426, 4331, 8662, 12993

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25968 and 25986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25968 and 25986 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 25968 and 25986