What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26245 and 26255?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26245 and 26255 is 5.

GCF(26245,26255) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26245 and 26255, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26245 and 26255.

How to find the GCF of 26245 and 26255?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26245 and 26255. After we will calculate the factors of 26245 and 26255 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26245

Prime factors of 26245 are 5, 29, 181. Prime factorization of 26245 in exponential form is:

26245 = 5¹ × 29¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26255

Prime factors of 26255 are 5, 59, 89. Prime factorization of 26255 in exponential form is:

26255 = 5¹ × 59¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 26245

List of positive integer factors of 26245 that divides 26245 without a remainder.

1, 5, 29, 145, 181, 905, 5249

Step-4: Factors of 26255

List of positive integer factors of 26255 that divides 26245 without a remainder.

1, 5, 59, 89, 295, 445, 5251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26245 and 26255. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26245 and 26255 is 5.

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