What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26256 and 26276?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26256 and 26276 is 4.

GCF(26256,26276) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26256 and 26276, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26256 and 26276.

How to find the GCF of 26256 and 26276?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26256 and 26276. After we will calculate the factors of 26256 and 26276 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 26276

Prime factors of 26276 are 2, 6569. Prime factorization of 26276 in exponential form is:

26276 = 2² × 6569¹

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 26276

List of positive integer factors of 26276 that divides 26256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6569, 13138

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26256 and 26276. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26256 and 26276 is 4.

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