What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26158 and 26176?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26158 and 26176 is 2.

GCF(26158,26176) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26158 and 26176, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26158 and 26176.

How to find the GCF of 26158 and 26176?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26158 and 26176. After we will calculate the factors of 26158 and 26176 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 26176

Prime factors of 26176 are 2, 409. Prime factorization of 26176 in exponential form is:

26176 = 2⁶ × 409¹

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 26176

List of positive integer factors of 26176 that divides 26158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 409, 818, 1636, 3272, 6544, 13088

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26158 and 26176. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26158 and 26176 is 2.

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