What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26480 and 26485?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26480 and 26485 is 5.

GCF(26480,26485) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26480 and 26485, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26480 and 26485.

How to find the GCF of 26480 and 26485?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26480 and 26485. After we will calculate the factors of 26480 and 26485 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26480

Prime factors of 26480 are 2, 5, 331. Prime factorization of 26480 in exponential form is:

26480 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26485

Prime factors of 26485 are 5, 5297. Prime factorization of 26485 in exponential form is:

26485 = 5¹ × 5297¹

Step-3: Factors of 26480

List of positive integer factors of 26480 that divides 26480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 331, 662, 1324, 1655, 2648, 3310, 5296, 6620, 13240

Step-4: Factors of 26485

List of positive integer factors of 26485 that divides 26480 without a remainder.

1, 5, 5297

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26480 and 26485. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26480 and 26485 is 5.

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