What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26252 and 26258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26252 and 26258 is 2.

GCF(26252,26258) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26252 and 26258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26252 and 26258.

How to find the GCF of 26252 and 26258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26252 and 26258. After we will calculate the factors of 26252 and 26258 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26252

Prime factors of 26252 are 2, 6563. Prime factorization of 26252 in exponential form is:

26252 = 2² × 6563¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26258

Prime factors of 26258 are 2, 19, 691. Prime factorization of 26258 in exponential form is:

26258 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 691¹

Step-3: Factors of 26252

List of positive integer factors of 26252 that divides 26252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6563, 13126

Step-4: Factors of 26258

List of positive integer factors of 26258 that divides 26252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 691, 1382, 13129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26252 and 26258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26252 and 26258 is 2.

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