What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26332 and 26342?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26332 and 26342 is 2.

GCF(26332,26342) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26332 and 26342, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26332 and 26342.

How to find the GCF of 26332 and 26342?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26332 and 26342. After we will calculate the factors of 26332 and 26342 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26332

Prime factors of 26332 are 2, 29, 227. Prime factorization of 26332 in exponential form is:

26332 = 2² × 29¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26342

Prime factors of 26342 are 2, 13171. Prime factorization of 26342 in exponential form is:

26342 = 2¹ × 13171¹

Step-3: Factors of 26332

List of positive integer factors of 26332 that divides 26332 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 116, 227, 454, 908, 6583, 13166

Step-4: Factors of 26342

List of positive integer factors of 26342 that divides 26332 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13171

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26332 and 26342. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26332 and 26342 is 2.

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