What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26143 and 26156?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26143 and 26156 is 13.

GCF(26143,26156) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26143 and 26156, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26143 and 26156.

How to find the GCF of 26143 and 26156?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26143 and 26156. After we will calculate the factors of 26143 and 26156 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26143

Prime factors of 26143 are 13, 2011. Prime factorization of 26143 in exponential form is:

26143 = 13¹ × 2011¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26156

Prime factors of 26156 are 2, 13, 503. Prime factorization of 26156 in exponential form is:

26156 = 2² × 13¹ × 503¹

Step-3: Factors of 26143

List of positive integer factors of 26143 that divides 26143 without a remainder.

1, 13, 2011

Step-4: Factors of 26156

List of positive integer factors of 26156 that divides 26143 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 503, 1006, 2012, 6539, 13078

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26143 and 26156. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26143 and 26156 is 13.

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