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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26506 and 26526?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26506 and 26526 is 2.

GCF(26506,26526) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26506 and 26526, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26506 and 26526.

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How to find the GCF of 26506 and 26526?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26506 and 26526. After we will calculate the factors of 26506 and 26526 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26526

Prime factors of 26526 are 2, 3, 4421. Prime factorization of 26526 in exponential form is:

26526 = 21 × 31 × 44211

Step-3: Factors of 26506

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26526

List of positive integer factors of 26526 that divides 26506 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4421, 8842, 13263

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26506 and 26526. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26506 and 26526 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26506 and 26526