What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26156 and 26162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26156 and 26162 is 2.

GCF(26156,26162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26156 and 26162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26156 and 26162.

How to find the GCF of 26156 and 26162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26156 and 26162. After we will calculate the factors of 26156 and 26162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26162

Prime factors of 26162 are 2, 103, 127. Prime factorization of 26162 in exponential form is:

26162 = 2¹ × 103¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 26156

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26162

List of positive integer factors of 26162 that divides 26156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 103, 127, 206, 254, 13081

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26156 and 26162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26156 and 26162 is 2.

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