What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26252 and 26272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26252 and 26272 is 4.

GCF(26252,26272) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26252 and 26272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26252 and 26272.

How to find the GCF of 26252 and 26272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26252 and 26272. After we will calculate the factors of 26252 and 26272 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 26272

Prime factors of 26272 are 2, 821. Prime factorization of 26272 in exponential form is:

26272 = 2⁵ × 821¹

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 26272

List of positive integer factors of 26272 that divides 26252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 821, 1642, 3284, 6568, 13136

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26252 and 26272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26252 and 26272 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26252 and 26272