What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26181 and 26196?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26181 and 26196 is 3.

GCF(26181,26196) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26181 and 26196, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26181 and 26196.

How to find the GCF of 26181 and 26196?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26181 and 26196. After we will calculate the factors of 26181 and 26196 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26181

Prime factors of 26181 are 3, 2909. Prime factorization of 26181 in exponential form is:

26181 = 3² × 2909¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26196

Prime factors of 26196 are 2, 3, 37, 59. Prime factorization of 26196 in exponential form is:

26196 = 2² × 3¹ × 37¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 26181

List of positive integer factors of 26181 that divides 26181 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2909, 8727

Step-4: Factors of 26196

List of positive integer factors of 26196 that divides 26181 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 37, 59, 74, 111, 118, 148, 177, 222, 236, 354, 444, 708, 2183, 4366, 6549, 8732, 13098

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26181 and 26196. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26181 and 26196 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26181 and 26196