What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26248 and 26262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26248 and 26262 is 2.

GCF(26248,26262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26248 and 26262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26248 and 26262.

How to find the GCF of 26248 and 26262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26248 and 26262. After we will calculate the factors of 26248 and 26262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26262

Prime factors of 26262 are 2, 3, 1459. Prime factorization of 26262 in exponential form is:

26262 = 2¹ × 3² × 1459¹

Step-3: Factors of 26248

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26262

List of positive integer factors of 26262 that divides 26248 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1459, 2918, 4377, 8754, 13131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26248 and 26262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26248 and 26262 is 2.

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