What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26278 and 26286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26278 and 26286 is 2.

GCF(26278,26286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26278 and 26286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26278 and 26286.

How to find the GCF of 26278 and 26286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26278 and 26286. After we will calculate the factors of 26278 and 26286 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 26286

Prime factors of 26286 are 2, 3, 13, 337. Prime factorization of 26286 in exponential form is:

26286 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 337¹

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 26286

List of positive integer factors of 26286 that divides 26278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 337, 674, 1011, 2022, 4381, 8762, 13143

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26278 and 26286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26278 and 26286 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26278 and 26286