What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26224 and 26228?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26224 and 26228 is 4.

GCF(26224,26228) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26224 and 26228, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26224 and 26228.

How to find the GCF of 26224 and 26228?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26224 and 26228. After we will calculate the factors of 26224 and 26228 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26224

Prime factors of 26224 are 2, 11, 149. Prime factorization of 26224 in exponential form is:

26224 = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26228

Prime factors of 26228 are 2, 79, 83. Prime factorization of 26228 in exponential form is:

26228 = 2² × 79¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 26224

List of positive integer factors of 26224 that divides 26224 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 44, 88, 149, 176, 298, 596, 1192, 1639, 2384, 3278, 6556, 13112

Step-4: Factors of 26228

List of positive integer factors of 26228 that divides 26224 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 79, 83, 158, 166, 316, 332, 6557, 13114

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26224 and 26228. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26224 and 26228 is 4.

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