What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26020 and 26036?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26020 and 26036 is 4.

GCF(26020,26036) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26020 and 26036, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26020 and 26036.

How to find the GCF of 26020 and 26036?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26020 and 26036. After we will calculate the factors of 26020 and 26036 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26020

Prime factors of 26020 are 2, 5, 1301. Prime factorization of 26020 in exponential form is:

26020 = 2² × 5¹ × 1301¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26036

Prime factors of 26036 are 2, 23, 283. Prime factorization of 26036 in exponential form is:

26036 = 2² × 23¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 26020

List of positive integer factors of 26020 that divides 26020 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1301, 2602, 5204, 6505, 13010

Step-4: Factors of 26036

List of positive integer factors of 26036 that divides 26020 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 283, 566, 1132, 6509, 13018

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26020 and 26036. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26020 and 26036 is 4.

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