What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26500 and 26515?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26500 and 26515 is 5.

GCF(26500,26515) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26500 and 26515, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26500 and 26515.

How to find the GCF of 26500 and 26515?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26500 and 26515. After we will calculate the factors of 26500 and 26515 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26500

Prime factors of 26500 are 2, 5, 53. Prime factorization of 26500 in exponential form is:

26500 = 2² × 5³ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26515

Prime factors of 26515 are 5, 5303. Prime factorization of 26515 in exponential form is:

26515 = 5¹ × 5303¹

Step-3: Factors of 26500

List of positive integer factors of 26500 that divides 26500 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 53, 100, 106, 125, 212, 250, 265, 500, 530, 1060, 1325, 2650, 5300, 6625, 13250

Step-4: Factors of 26515

List of positive integer factors of 26515 that divides 26500 without a remainder.

1, 5, 5303

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26500 and 26515. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26500 and 26515 is 5.

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