What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26462 and 26466?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26462 and 26466 is 2.

GCF(26462,26466) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26462 and 26466, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26462 and 26466.

How to find the GCF of 26462 and 26466?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26462 and 26466. After we will calculate the factors of 26462 and 26466 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26466

Prime factors of 26466 are 2, 3, 11, 401. Prime factorization of 26466 in exponential form is:

26466 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 26462

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26466

List of positive integer factors of 26466 that divides 26462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 401, 802, 1203, 2406, 4411, 8822, 13233

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26462 and 26466. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26462 and 26466 is 2.

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