What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26262 and 26278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26262 and 26278 is 2.

GCF(26262,26278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26262 and 26278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26262 and 26278.

How to find the GCF of 26262 and 26278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26262 and 26278. After we will calculate the factors of 26262 and 26278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26262

Prime factors of 26262 are 2, 3, 1459. Prime factorization of 26262 in exponential form is:

26262 = 2¹ × 3² × 1459¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26278

Prime factors of 26278 are 2, 7, 1877. Prime factorization of 26278 in exponential form is:

26278 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1877¹

Step-3: Factors of 26262

List of positive integer factors of 26262 that divides 26262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1459, 2918, 4377, 8754, 13131

Step-4: Factors of 26278

List of positive integer factors of 26278 that divides 26262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1877, 3754, 13139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26262 and 26278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26262 and 26278 is 2.

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