What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26504 and 26508?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26504 and 26508 is 4.

GCF(26504,26508) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26504 and 26508, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26504 and 26508.

How to find the GCF of 26504 and 26508?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26504 and 26508. After we will calculate the factors of 26504 and 26508 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26504

Prime factors of 26504 are 2, 3313. Prime factorization of 26504 in exponential form is:

26504 = 2³ × 3313¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26508

Prime factors of 26508 are 2, 3, 47. Prime factorization of 26508 in exponential form is:

26508 = 2² × 3¹ × 47²

Step-3: Factors of 26504

List of positive integer factors of 26504 that divides 26504 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3313, 6626, 13252

Step-4: Factors of 26508

List of positive integer factors of 26508 that divides 26504 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 47, 94, 141, 188, 282, 564, 2209, 4418, 6627, 8836, 13254

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26504 and 26508. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26504 and 26508 is 4.

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