What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26496 and 26512?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26496 and 26512 is 16.

GCF(26496,26512) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26496 and 26512, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26496 and 26512.

How to find the GCF of 26496 and 26512?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26496 and 26512. After we will calculate the factors of 26496 and 26512 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26496

Prime factors of 26496 are 2, 3, 23. Prime factorization of 26496 in exponential form is:

26496 = 2⁷ × 3² × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26512

Prime factors of 26512 are 2, 1657. Prime factorization of 26512 in exponential form is:

26512 = 2⁴ × 1657¹

Step-3: Factors of 26496

List of positive integer factors of 26496 that divides 26496 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 23, 24, 32, 36, 46, 48, 64, 69, 72, 92, 96, 128, 138, 144, 184, 192, 207, 276, 288, 368, 384, 414, 552, 576, 736, 828, 1104, 1152, 1472, 1656, 2208, 2944, 3312, 4416, 6624, 8832, 13248

Step-4: Factors of 26512

List of positive integer factors of 26512 that divides 26496 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1657, 3314, 6628, 13256

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26496 and 26512. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26496 and 26512 is 16.

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