What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26340 and 26346?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26340 and 26346 is 6.

GCF(26340,26346) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26340 and 26346, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26340 and 26346.

How to find the GCF of 26340 and 26346?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26340 and 26346. After we will calculate the factors of 26340 and 26346 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26340

Prime factors of 26340 are 2, 3, 5, 439. Prime factorization of 26340 in exponential form is:

26340 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26346

Prime factors of 26346 are 2, 3, 4391. Prime factorization of 26346 in exponential form is:

26346 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4391¹

Step-3: Factors of 26340

List of positive integer factors of 26340 that divides 26340 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 439, 878, 1317, 1756, 2195, 2634, 4390, 5268, 6585, 8780, 13170

Step-4: Factors of 26346

List of positive integer factors of 26346 that divides 26340 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4391, 8782, 13173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26340 and 26346. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26340 and 26346 is 6.

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