What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26256 and 26268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26256 and 26268 is 12.

GCF(26256,26268) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26256 and 26268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26256 and 26268.

How to find the GCF of 26256 and 26268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26256 and 26268. After we will calculate the factors of 26256 and 26268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26256

Prime factors of 26256 are 2, 3, 547. Prime factorization of 26256 in exponential form is:

26256 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 547¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26268

Prime factors of 26268 are 2, 3, 11, 199. Prime factorization of 26268 in exponential form is:

26268 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 26256

List of positive integer factors of 26256 that divides 26256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 547, 1094, 1641, 2188, 3282, 4376, 6564, 8752, 13128

Step-4: Factors of 26268

List of positive integer factors of 26268 that divides 26256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66, 132, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 2189, 2388, 4378, 6567, 8756, 13134

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26256 and 26268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26256 and 26268 is 12.

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