What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26242 and 26246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26242 and 26246 is 2.

GCF(26242,26246) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26242 and 26246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26242 and 26246.

How to find the GCF of 26242 and 26246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26242 and 26246. After we will calculate the factors of 26242 and 26246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26242

Prime factors of 26242 are 2, 13121. Prime factorization of 26242 in exponential form is:

26242 = 2¹ × 13121¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26246

Prime factors of 26246 are 2, 11, 1193. Prime factorization of 26246 in exponential form is:

26246 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1193¹

Step-3: Factors of 26242

List of positive integer factors of 26242 that divides 26242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13121

Step-4: Factors of 26246

List of positive integer factors of 26246 that divides 26242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1193, 2386, 13123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26242 and 26246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26242 and 26246 is 2.

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