What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26480 and 26488?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26480 and 26488 is 8.

GCF(26480,26488) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26480 and 26488, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26480 and 26488.

How to find the GCF of 26480 and 26488?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26480 and 26488. After we will calculate the factors of 26480 and 26488 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 26488

Prime factors of 26488 are 2, 7, 11, 43. Prime factorization of 26488 in exponential form is:

26488 = 2³ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 43¹

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 26488

List of positive integer factors of 26488 that divides 26480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 22, 28, 43, 44, 56, 77, 86, 88, 154, 172, 301, 308, 344, 473, 602, 616, 946, 1204, 1892, 2408, 3311, 3784, 6622, 13244

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26480 and 26488. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26480 and 26488 is 8.

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