What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26234 and 26248?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26234 and 26248 is 2.

GCF(26234,26248) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26234 and 26248, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26234 and 26248.

How to find the GCF of 26234 and 26248?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26234 and 26248. After we will calculate the factors of 26234 and 26248 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26234

Prime factors of 26234 are 2, 13, 1009. Prime factorization of 26234 in exponential form is:

26234 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1009¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26248

Prime factors of 26248 are 2, 17, 193. Prime factorization of 26248 in exponential form is:

26248 = 2³ × 17¹ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 26234

List of positive integer factors of 26234 that divides 26234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 1009, 2018, 13117

Step-4: Factors of 26248

List of positive integer factors of 26248 that divides 26234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 34, 68, 136, 193, 386, 772, 1544, 3281, 6562, 13124

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26234 and 26248. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26234 and 26248 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26234 and 26248