What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26298 and 26302?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26298 and 26302 is 2.

GCF(26298,26302) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26298 and 26302, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26298 and 26302.

How to find the GCF of 26298 and 26302?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26298 and 26302. After we will calculate the factors of 26298 and 26302 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26298

Prime factors of 26298 are 2, 3, 487. Prime factorization of 26298 in exponential form is:

26298 = 2¹ × 3³ × 487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26302

Prime factors of 26302 are 2, 13151. Prime factorization of 26302 in exponential form is:

26302 = 2¹ × 13151¹

Step-3: Factors of 26298

List of positive integer factors of 26298 that divides 26298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 487, 974, 1461, 2922, 4383, 8766, 13149

Step-4: Factors of 26302

List of positive integer factors of 26302 that divides 26298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13151

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26298 and 26302. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26298 and 26302 is 2.

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