What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26548 and 26566?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26548 and 26566 is 2.

GCF(26548,26566) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26548 and 26566, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26548 and 26566.

How to find the GCF of 26548 and 26566?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26548 and 26566. After we will calculate the factors of 26548 and 26566 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26548

Prime factors of 26548 are 2, 6637. Prime factorization of 26548 in exponential form is:

26548 = 2² × 6637¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26566

Prime factors of 26566 are 2, 37, 359. Prime factorization of 26566 in exponential form is:

26566 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 26548

List of positive integer factors of 26548 that divides 26548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6637, 13274

Step-4: Factors of 26566

List of positive integer factors of 26566 that divides 26548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 359, 718, 13283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26548 and 26566. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26548 and 26566 is 2.

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