What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26056 and 26072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26056 and 26072 is 8.

GCF(26056,26072) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26056 and 26072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26056 and 26072.

How to find the GCF of 26056 and 26072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26056 and 26072. After we will calculate the factors of 26056 and 26072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26056

Prime factors of 26056 are 2, 3257. Prime factorization of 26056 in exponential form is:

26056 = 2³ × 3257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26072

Prime factors of 26072 are 2, 3259. Prime factorization of 26072 in exponential form is:

26072 = 2³ × 3259¹

Step-3: Factors of 26056

List of positive integer factors of 26056 that divides 26056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3257, 6514, 13028

Step-4: Factors of 26072

List of positive integer factors of 26072 that divides 26056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3259, 6518, 13036

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26056 and 26072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26056 and 26072 is 8.

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