What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26238 and 26244?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26238 and 26244 is 6.

GCF(26238,26244) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26238 and 26244, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26238 and 26244.

How to find the GCF of 26238 and 26244?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26238 and 26244. After we will calculate the factors of 26238 and 26244 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26238

Prime factors of 26238 are 2, 3, 4373. Prime factorization of 26238 in exponential form is:

26238 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26244

Prime factors of 26244 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 26244 in exponential form is:

26244 = 2² × 3⁸

Step-3: Factors of 26238

List of positive integer factors of 26238 that divides 26238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4373, 8746, 13119

Step-4: Factors of 26244

List of positive integer factors of 26244 that divides 26238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 108, 162, 243, 324, 486, 729, 972, 1458, 2187, 2916, 4374, 6561, 8748, 13122

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26238 and 26244. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26238 and 26244 is 6.

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