What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26020 and 26038?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26020 and 26038 is 2.

GCF(26020,26038) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26020 and 26038, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26020 and 26038.

How to find the GCF of 26020 and 26038?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26020 and 26038. After we will calculate the factors of 26020 and 26038 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 26038

Prime factors of 26038 are 2, 47, 277. Prime factorization of 26038 in exponential form is:

26038 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 277¹

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 26038

List of positive integer factors of 26038 that divides 26020 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 277, 554, 13019

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26020 and 26038. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26020 and 26038 is 2.

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