What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26126 and 26146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26126 and 26146 is 2.

GCF(26126,26146) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26126 and 26146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26126 and 26146.

How to find the GCF of 26126 and 26146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26126 and 26146. After we will calculate the factors of 26126 and 26146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26126

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

26126 = 2¹ × 13063¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26146

Prime factors of 26146 are 2, 17, 769. Prime factorization of 26146 in exponential form is:

26146 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 769¹

Step-3: Factors of 26126

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

1, 2, 13063

Step-4: Factors of 26146

List of positive integer factors of 26146 that divides 26126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 769, 1538, 13073

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26126 and 26146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26126 and 26146 is 2.

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