What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26386 and 26396?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26386 and 26396 is 2.

GCF(26386,26396) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26386 and 26396, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26386 and 26396.

How to find the GCF of 26386 and 26396?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26386 and 26396. After we will calculate the factors of 26386 and 26396 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26386

Prime factors of 26386 are 2, 79, 167. Prime factorization of 26386 in exponential form is:

26386 = 2¹ × 79¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26396

Prime factors of 26396 are 2, 6599. Prime factorization of 26396 in exponential form is:

26396 = 2² × 6599¹

Step-3: Factors of 26386

List of positive integer factors of 26386 that divides 26386 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 158, 167, 334, 13193

Step-4: Factors of 26396

List of positive integer factors of 26396 that divides 26386 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6599, 13198

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26386 and 26396. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26386 and 26396 is 2.

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