What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26468 and 26472?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26468 and 26472 is 4.

GCF(26468,26472) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26468 and 26472, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26468 and 26472.

How to find the GCF of 26468 and 26472?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26468 and 26472. After we will calculate the factors of 26468 and 26472 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26468

Prime factors of 26468 are 2, 13, 509. Prime factorization of 26468 in exponential form is:

26468 = 2² × 13¹ × 509¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26472

Prime factors of 26472 are 2, 3, 1103. Prime factorization of 26472 in exponential form is:

26472 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1103¹

Step-3: Factors of 26468

List of positive integer factors of 26468 that divides 26468 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 509, 1018, 2036, 6617, 13234

Step-4: Factors of 26472

List of positive integer factors of 26472 that divides 26468 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1103, 2206, 3309, 4412, 6618, 8824, 13236

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26468 and 26472. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26468 and 26472 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26468 and 26472