What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26526 and 26540?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26526 and 26540 is 2.

GCF(26526,26540) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26526 and 26540, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26526 and 26540.

How to find the GCF of 26526 and 26540?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26526 and 26540. After we will calculate the factors of 26526 and 26540 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26540

Prime factors of 26540 are 2, 5, 1327. Prime factorization of 26540 in exponential form is:

26540 = 2² × 5¹ × 1327¹

Step-3: Factors of 26526

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26540

List of positive integer factors of 26540 that divides 26526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1327, 2654, 5308, 6635, 13270

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26526 and 26540. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26526 and 26540 is 2.

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