What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25988 and 25996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25988 and 25996 is 4.

GCF(25988,25996) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25988 and 25996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25988 and 25996.

How to find the GCF of 25988 and 25996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25988 and 25996. After we will calculate the factors of 25988 and 25996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 25988

Prime factors of 25988 are 2, 73, 89. Prime factorization of 25988 in exponential form is:

25988 = 2² × 73¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25996

Prime factors of 25996 are 2, 67, 97. Prime factorization of 25996 in exponential form is:

25996 = 2² × 67¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 25988

List of positive integer factors of 25988 that divides 25988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 73, 89, 146, 178, 292, 356, 6497, 12994

Step-4: Factors of 25996

List of positive integer factors of 25996 that divides 25988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 67, 97, 134, 194, 268, 388, 6499, 12998

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25988 and 25996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25988 and 25996 is 4.

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