What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26552 and 26558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26552 and 26558 is 2.

GCF(26552,26558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26552 and 26558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26552 and 26558.

How to find the GCF of 26552 and 26558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26552 and 26558. After we will calculate the factors of 26552 and 26558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26552

Prime factors of 26552 are 2, 3319. Prime factorization of 26552 in exponential form is:

26552 = 2³ × 3319¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26558

Prime factors of 26558 are 2, 7, 271. Prime factorization of 26558 in exponential form is:

26558 = 2¹ × 7² × 271¹

Step-3: Factors of 26552

List of positive integer factors of 26552 that divides 26552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3319, 6638, 13276

Step-4: Factors of 26558

List of positive integer factors of 26558 that divides 26552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 271, 542, 1897, 3794, 13279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26552 and 26558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26552 and 26558 is 2.

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