What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26074 and 26078?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26074 and 26078 is 2.

GCF(26074,26078) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26074 and 26078, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26074 and 26078.

How to find the GCF of 26074 and 26078?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26074 and 26078. After we will calculate the factors of 26074 and 26078 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26074

Prime factors of 26074 are 2, 13037. Prime factorization of 26074 in exponential form is:

26074 = 2¹ × 13037¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26078

Prime factors of 26078 are 2, 13, 17, 59. Prime factorization of 26078 in exponential form is:

26078 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 26074

List of positive integer factors of 26074 that divides 26074 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13037

Step-4: Factors of 26078

List of positive integer factors of 26078 that divides 26074 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 17, 26, 34, 59, 118, 221, 442, 767, 1003, 1534, 2006, 13039

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26074 and 26078. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26074 and 26078 is 2.

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