What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26306 and 26324?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26306 and 26324 is 2.

GCF(26306,26324) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26306 and 26324, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26306 and 26324.

How to find the GCF of 26306 and 26324?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26306 and 26324. After we will calculate the factors of 26306 and 26324 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26306

Prime factors of 26306 are 2, 7, 1879. Prime factorization of 26306 in exponential form is:

26306 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1879¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26324

Prime factors of 26324 are 2, 6581. Prime factorization of 26324 in exponential form is:

26324 = 2² × 6581¹

Step-3: Factors of 26306

List of positive integer factors of 26306 that divides 26306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1879, 3758, 13153

Step-4: Factors of 26324

List of positive integer factors of 26324 that divides 26306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6581, 13162

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26306 and 26324. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26306 and 26324 is 2.

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