What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26236 and 26254?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26236 and 26254 is 2.

GCF(26236,26254) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26236 and 26254, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26236 and 26254.

How to find the GCF of 26236 and 26254?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26236 and 26254. After we will calculate the factors of 26236 and 26254 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26254

Prime factors of 26254 are 2, 13127. Prime factorization of 26254 in exponential form is:

26254 = 2¹ × 13127¹

Step-3: Factors of 26236

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26254

List of positive integer factors of 26254 that divides 26236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26236 and 26254. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26236 and 26254 is 2.

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