What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26426 and 26446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26426 and 26446 is 2.

GCF(26426,26446) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26426 and 26446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26426 and 26446.

How to find the GCF of 26426 and 26446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26426 and 26446. After we will calculate the factors of 26426 and 26446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26426

Prime factors of 26426 are 2, 73, 181. Prime factorization of 26426 in exponential form is:

26426 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26446

Prime factors of 26446 are 2, 7, 1889. Prime factorization of 26446 in exponential form is:

26446 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1889¹

Step-3: Factors of 26426

List of positive integer factors of 26426 that divides 26426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 146, 181, 362, 13213

Step-4: Factors of 26446

List of positive integer factors of 26446 that divides 26426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1889, 3778, 13223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26426 and 26446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26426 and 26446 is 2.

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