What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26216 and 26236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26216 and 26236 is 4.

GCF(26216,26236) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26216 and 26236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26216 and 26236.

How to find the GCF of 26216 and 26236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26216 and 26236. After we will calculate the factors of 26216 and 26236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26216

Prime factors of 26216 are 2, 29, 113. Prime factorization of 26216 in exponential form is:

26216 = 2³ × 29¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26236

Prime factors of 26236 are 2, 7, 937. Prime factorization of 26236 in exponential form is:

26236 = 2² × 7¹ × 937¹

Step-3: Factors of 26216

List of positive integer factors of 26216 that divides 26216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 29, 58, 113, 116, 226, 232, 452, 904, 3277, 6554, 13108

Step-4: Factors of 26236

List of positive integer factors of 26236 that divides 26216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 937, 1874, 3748, 6559, 13118

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26216 and 26236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26216 and 26236 is 4.

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