What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26204 and 26218?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26204 and 26218 is 2.

GCF(26204,26218) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26204 and 26218, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26204 and 26218.

How to find the GCF of 26204 and 26218?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26204 and 26218. After we will calculate the factors of 26204 and 26218 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26204

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

26204 = 2² × 6551¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26218

Prime factors of 26218 are 2, 13109. Prime factorization of 26218 in exponential form is:

26218 = 2¹ × 13109¹

Step-3: Factors of 26204

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

1, 2, 4, 6551, 13102

Step-4: Factors of 26218

List of positive integer factors of 26218 that divides 26204 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13109

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26204 and 26218. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26204 and 26218 is 2.

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