What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26196 and 26212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26196 and 26212 is 4.

GCF(26196,26212) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26196 and 26212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26196 and 26212.

How to find the GCF of 26196 and 26212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26196 and 26212. After we will calculate the factors of 26196 and 26212 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26212

Prime factors of 26212 are 2, 6553. Prime factorization of 26212 in exponential form is:

26212 = 2² × 6553¹

Step-3: Factors of 26196

List of positive integer factors of 26196 that divides 26196 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

Step-4: Factors of 26212

List of positive integer factors of 26212 that divides 26196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6553, 13106

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26196 and 26212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26196 and 26212 is 4.

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