What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26298 and 26316?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26298 and 26316 is 18.

GCF(26298,26316) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26298 and 26316, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26298 and 26316.

How to find the GCF of 26298 and 26316?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26298 and 26316. After we will calculate the factors of 26298 and 26316 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 26316

Prime factors of 26316 are 2, 3, 17, 43. Prime factorization of 26316 in exponential form is:

26316 = 2² × 3² × 17¹ × 43¹

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 26316

List of positive integer factors of 26316 that divides 26298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 17, 18, 34, 36, 43, 51, 68, 86, 102, 129, 153, 172, 204, 258, 306, 387, 516, 612, 731, 774, 1462, 1548, 2193, 2924, 4386, 6579, 8772, 13158

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26298 and 26316. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26298 and 26316 is 18.

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