What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26524 and 26536?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26524 and 26536 is 4.

GCF(26524,26536) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26524 and 26536, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26524 and 26536.

How to find the GCF of 26524 and 26536?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26524 and 26536. After we will calculate the factors of 26524 and 26536 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26524

Prime factors of 26524 are 2, 19, 349. Prime factorization of 26524 in exponential form is:

26524 = 2² × 19¹ × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26536

Prime factors of 26536 are 2, 31, 107. Prime factorization of 26536 in exponential form is:

26536 = 2³ × 31¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 26524

List of positive integer factors of 26524 that divides 26524 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 349, 698, 1396, 6631, 13262

Step-4: Factors of 26536

List of positive integer factors of 26536 that divides 26524 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 31, 62, 107, 124, 214, 248, 428, 856, 3317, 6634, 13268

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26524 and 26536. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26524 and 26536 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26524 and 26536