What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26444 and 26462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26444 and 26462 is 2.

GCF(26444,26462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26444 and 26462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26444 and 26462.

How to find the GCF of 26444 and 26462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26444 and 26462. After we will calculate the factors of 26444 and 26462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26444

Prime factors of 26444 are 2, 11, 601. Prime factorization of 26444 in exponential form is:

26444 = 2² × 11¹ × 601¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26462

Prime factors of 26462 are 2, 101, 131. Prime factorization of 26462 in exponential form is:

26462 = 2¹ × 101¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 26444

List of positive integer factors of 26444 that divides 26444 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 601, 1202, 2404, 6611, 13222

Step-4: Factors of 26462

List of positive integer factors of 26462 that divides 26444 without a remainder.

1, 2, 101, 131, 202, 262, 13231

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26444 and 26462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26444 and 26462 is 2.

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