What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26158 and 26162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26158 and 26162 is 2.

GCF(26158,26162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26158 and 26162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26158 and 26162.

How to find the GCF of 26158 and 26162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26158 and 26162. After we will calculate the factors of 26158 and 26162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26158

Prime factors of 26158 are 2, 11, 29, 41. Prime factorization of 26158 in exponential form is:

26158 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 41¹

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 26158

List of positive integer factors of 26158 that divides 26158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 29, 41, 58, 82, 319, 451, 638, 902, 1189, 2378, 13079

Step-4: Factors of 26162

List of positive integer factors of 26162 that divides 26158 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26158 and 26162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26158 and 26162 is 2.

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