What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26542 and 26550?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26542 and 26550 is 2.

GCF(26542,26550) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26542 and 26550, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26542 and 26550.

How to find the GCF of 26542 and 26550?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26542 and 26550. After we will calculate the factors of 26542 and 26550 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26542

Prime factors of 26542 are 2, 23, 577. Prime factorization of 26542 in exponential form is:

26542 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 577¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26550

Prime factors of 26550 are 2, 3, 5, 59. Prime factorization of 26550 in exponential form is:

26550 = 2¹ × 3² × 5² × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 26542

List of positive integer factors of 26542 that divides 26542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 577, 1154, 13271

Step-4: Factors of 26550

List of positive integer factors of 26550 that divides 26542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 25, 30, 45, 50, 59, 75, 90, 118, 150, 177, 225, 295, 354, 450, 531, 590, 885, 1062, 1475, 1770, 2655, 2950, 4425, 5310, 8850, 13275

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26542 and 26550. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26542 and 26550 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26542 and 26550