What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26512 and 26528?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26512 and 26528 is 16.

GCF(26512,26528) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26512 and 26528, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26512 and 26528.

How to find the GCF of 26512 and 26528?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26512 and 26528. After we will calculate the factors of 26512 and 26528 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26512

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

26512 = 2⁴ × 1657¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26528

Prime factors of 26528 are 2, 829. Prime factorization of 26528 in exponential form is:

26528 = 2⁵ × 829¹

Step-3: Factors of 26512

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26528

List of positive integer factors of 26528 that divides 26512 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 829, 1658, 3316, 6632, 13264

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26512 and 26528. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26512 and 26528 is 16.

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