What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26396 and 26402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26396 and 26402 is 2.

GCF(26396,26402) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26396 and 26402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26396 and 26402.

How to find the GCF of 26396 and 26402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26396 and 26402. After we will calculate the factors of 26396 and 26402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26396

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

26396 = 2² × 6599¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26402

Prime factors of 26402 are 2, 43, 307. Prime factorization of 26402 in exponential form is:

26402 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 307¹

Step-3: Factors of 26396

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

1, 2, 4, 6599, 13198

Step-4: Factors of 26402

List of positive integer factors of 26402 that divides 26396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 307, 614, 13201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26396 and 26402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26396 and 26402 is 2.

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