What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26268 and 26272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26268 and 26272 is 4.

GCF(26268,26272) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26268 and 26272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26268 and 26272.

How to find the GCF of 26268 and 26272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26268 and 26272. After we will calculate the factors of 26268 and 26272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26268

Prime factors of 26268 are 2, 3, 11, 199. Prime factorization of 26268 in exponential form is:

26268 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 199¹

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 26268

List of positive integer factors of 26268 that divides 26268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66, 132, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 2189, 2388, 4378, 6567, 8756, 13134

Step-4: Factors of 26272

List of positive integer factors of 26272 that divides 26268 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 26268 and 26272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26268 and 26272 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26268 and 26272