What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26138 and 26142?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26138 and 26142 is 2.

GCF(26138,26142) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26138 and 26142, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26138 and 26142.

How to find the GCF of 26138 and 26142?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26138 and 26142. After we will calculate the factors of 26138 and 26142 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26138

Prime factors of 26138 are 2, 7, 1867. Prime factorization of 26138 in exponential form is:

26138 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1867¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26142

Prime factors of 26142 are 2, 3, 4357. Prime factorization of 26142 in exponential form is:

26142 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4357¹

Step-3: Factors of 26138

List of positive integer factors of 26138 that divides 26138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1867, 3734, 13069

Step-4: Factors of 26142

List of positive integer factors of 26142 that divides 26138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4357, 8714, 13071

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26138 and 26142. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26138 and 26142 is 2.

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