What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26278 and 26282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26278 and 26282 is 2.

GCF(26278,26282) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26278 and 26282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26278 and 26282.

How to find the GCF of 26278 and 26282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26278 and 26282. After we will calculate the factors of 26278 and 26282 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26282

Prime factors of 26282 are 2, 17, 773. Prime factorization of 26282 in exponential form is:

26282 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 773¹

Step-3: Factors of 26278

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26282

List of positive integer factors of 26282 that divides 26278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 773, 1546, 13141

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26278 and 26282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26278 and 26282 is 2.

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