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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26498 and 26512?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26498 and 26512 is 2.

GCF(26498,26512) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26498 and 26512, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26498 and 26512.

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How to find the GCF of 26498 and 26512?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26498 and 26512. After we will calculate the factors of 26498 and 26512 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26498

Prime factors of 26498 are 2, 13249. Prime factorization of 26498 in exponential form is:

26498 = 21 × 132491

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 26498

List of positive integer factors of 26498 that divides 26498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13249

Step-4: Factors of 26512

List of positive integer factors of 26512 that divides 26498 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 26498 and 26512. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26498 and 26512 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26498 and 26512