What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26118 and 26126?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26118 and 26126 is 2.

GCF(26118,26126) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26118 and 26126, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26118 and 26126.

How to find the GCF of 26118 and 26126?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26118 and 26126. After we will calculate the factors of 26118 and 26126 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26118

Prime factors of 26118 are 2, 3, 1451. Prime factorization of 26118 in exponential form is:

26118 = 2¹ × 3² × 1451¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26126

Prime factors of 26126 are 2, 13063. Prime factorization of 26126 in exponential form is:

26126 = 2¹ × 13063¹

Step-3: Factors of 26118

List of positive integer factors of 26118 that divides 26118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1451, 2902, 4353, 8706, 13059

Step-4: Factors of 26126

List of positive integer factors of 26126 that divides 26118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13063

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26118 and 26126. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26118 and 26126 is 2.

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