What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26198 and 26204?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26198 and 26204 is 2.

GCF(26198,26204) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26198 and 26204, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26198 and 26204.

How to find the GCF of 26198 and 26204?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26198 and 26204. After we will calculate the factors of 26198 and 26204 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26198

Prime factors of 26198 are 2, 13099. Prime factorization of 26198 in exponential form is:

26198 = 2¹ × 13099¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26204

Prime factors of 26204 are 2, 6551. Prime factorization of 26204 in exponential form is:

26204 = 2² × 6551¹

Step-3: Factors of 26198

List of positive integer factors of 26198 that divides 26198 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13099

Step-4: Factors of 26204

List of positive integer factors of 26204 that divides 26198 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6551, 13102

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26198 and 26204. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26198 and 26204 is 2.

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