What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26472 and 26482?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26472 and 26482 is 2.

GCF(26472,26482) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26472 and 26482, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26472 and 26482.

How to find the GCF of 26472 and 26482?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26472 and 26482. After we will calculate the factors of 26472 and 26482 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26482

Prime factors of 26482 are 2, 13241. Prime factorization of 26482 in exponential form is:

26482 = 2¹ × 13241¹

Step-3: Factors of 26472

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26482

List of positive integer factors of 26482 that divides 26472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26472 and 26482. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26472 and 26482 is 2.

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