What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26388 and 26398?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26388 and 26398 is 2.

GCF(26388,26398) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26388 and 26398, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26388 and 26398.

How to find the GCF of 26388 and 26398?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26388 and 26398. After we will calculate the factors of 26388 and 26398 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26388

Prime factors of 26388 are 2, 3, 733. Prime factorization of 26388 in exponential form is:

26388 = 2² × 3² × 733¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26398

Prime factors of 26398 are 2, 67, 197. Prime factorization of 26398 in exponential form is:

26398 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 26388

List of positive integer factors of 26388 that divides 26388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 733, 1466, 2199, 2932, 4398, 6597, 8796, 13194

Step-4: Factors of 26398

List of positive integer factors of 26398 that divides 26388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 197, 394, 13199

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26388 and 26398. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26388 and 26398 is 2.

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