What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26572 and 26585?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26572 and 26585 is 13.

GCF(26572,26585) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26572 and 26585, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26572 and 26585.

How to find the GCF of 26572 and 26585?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26572 and 26585. After we will calculate the factors of 26572 and 26585 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26572

Prime factors of 26572 are 2, 7, 13, 73. Prime factorization of 26572 in exponential form is:

26572 = 2² × 7¹ × 13¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26585

Prime factors of 26585 are 5, 13, 409. Prime factorization of 26585 in exponential form is:

26585 = 5¹ × 13¹ × 409¹

Step-3: Factors of 26572

List of positive integer factors of 26572 that divides 26572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 13, 14, 26, 28, 52, 73, 91, 146, 182, 292, 364, 511, 949, 1022, 1898, 2044, 3796, 6643, 13286

Step-4: Factors of 26585

List of positive integer factors of 26585 that divides 26572 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 65, 409, 2045, 5317

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26572 and 26585. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26572 and 26585 is 13.

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