What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26324 and 26338?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26324 and 26338 is 2.

GCF(26324,26338) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26324 and 26338, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26324 and 26338.

How to find the GCF of 26324 and 26338?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26324 and 26338. After we will calculate the factors of 26324 and 26338 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26324

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

26324 = 2² × 6581¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26338

Prime factors of 26338 are 2, 13, 1013. Prime factorization of 26338 in exponential form is:

26338 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1013¹

Step-3: Factors of 26324

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

1, 2, 4, 6581, 13162

Step-4: Factors of 26338

List of positive integer factors of 26338 that divides 26324 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 1013, 2026, 13169

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26324 and 26338. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26324 and 26338 is 2.

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