What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26256 and 26274?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26256 and 26274 is 6.

GCF(26256,26274) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26256 and 26274, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26256 and 26274.

How to find the GCF of 26256 and 26274?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26256 and 26274. After we will calculate the factors of 26256 and 26274 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 26274

Prime factors of 26274 are 2, 3, 29, 151. Prime factorization of 26274 in exponential form is:

26274 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 151¹

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 26274

List of positive integer factors of 26274 that divides 26256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 29, 58, 87, 151, 174, 302, 453, 906, 4379, 8758, 13137

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26256 and 26274. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26256 and 26274 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26256 and 26274