What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26266 and 26284?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26266 and 26284 is 2.

GCF(26266,26284) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26266 and 26284, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26266 and 26284.

How to find the GCF of 26266 and 26284?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26266 and 26284. After we will calculate the factors of 26266 and 26284 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26266

Prime factors of 26266 are 2, 23, 571. Prime factorization of 26266 in exponential form is:

26266 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26284

Prime factors of 26284 are 2, 6571. Prime factorization of 26284 in exponential form is:

26284 = 2² × 6571¹

Step-3: Factors of 26266

List of positive integer factors of 26266 that divides 26266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 571, 1142, 13133

Step-4: Factors of 26284

List of positive integer factors of 26284 that divides 26266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6571, 13142

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26266 and 26284. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26266 and 26284 is 2.

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