What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26555 and 26560?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26555 and 26560 is 5.

GCF(26555,26560) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26555 and 26560, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26555 and 26560.

How to find the GCF of 26555 and 26560?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26555 and 26560. After we will calculate the factors of 26555 and 26560 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26555

Prime factors of 26555 are 5, 47, 113. Prime factorization of 26555 in exponential form is:

26555 = 5¹ × 47¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26560

Prime factors of 26560 are 2, 5, 83. Prime factorization of 26560 in exponential form is:

26560 = 2⁶ × 5¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 26555

List of positive integer factors of 26555 that divides 26555 without a remainder.

1, 5, 47, 113, 235, 565, 5311

Step-4: Factors of 26560

List of positive integer factors of 26560 that divides 26555 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40, 64, 80, 83, 160, 166, 320, 332, 415, 664, 830, 1328, 1660, 2656, 3320, 5312, 6640, 13280

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26555 and 26560. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26555 and 26560 is 5.

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