What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26261 and 26272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26261 and 26272 is 1.

GCF(26261,26272) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26261 and 26272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26261 and 26272.

How to find the GCF of 26261 and 26272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26261 and 26272. After we will calculate the factors of 26261 and 26272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26261

Prime factors of 26261 are 26261. Prime factorization of 26261 in exponential form is:

26261 = 26261¹

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 26261

List of positive integer factors of 26261 that divides 26261 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 26272

List of positive integer factors of 26272 that divides 26261 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 26261 and 26272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26261 and 26272 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26261 and 26272