What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26492 and 26506?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26492 and 26506 is 2.

GCF(26492,26506) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26492 and 26506, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26492 and 26506.

How to find the GCF of 26492 and 26506?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26492 and 26506. After we will calculate the factors of 26492 and 26506 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26492

Prime factors of 26492 are 2, 37, 179. Prime factorization of 26492 in exponential form is:

26492 = 2² × 37¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26506

Prime factors of 26506 are 2, 29, 457. Prime factorization of 26506 in exponential form is:

26506 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 457¹

Step-3: Factors of 26492

List of positive integer factors of 26492 that divides 26492 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 148, 179, 358, 716, 6623, 13246

Step-4: Factors of 26506

List of positive integer factors of 26506 that divides 26492 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 457, 914, 13253

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26492 and 26506. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26492 and 26506 is 2.

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