What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26578 and 26598?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26578 and 26598 is 2.

GCF(26578,26598) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26578 and 26598, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26578 and 26598.

How to find the GCF of 26578 and 26598?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26578 and 26598. After we will calculate the factors of 26578 and 26598 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26578

Prime factors of 26578 are 2, 97, 137. Prime factorization of 26578 in exponential form is:

26578 = 2¹ × 97¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26598

Prime factors of 26598 are 2, 3, 11, 13, 31. Prime factorization of 26598 in exponential form is:

26598 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 26578

List of positive integer factors of 26578 that divides 26578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 97, 137, 194, 274, 13289

Step-4: Factors of 26598

List of positive integer factors of 26598 that divides 26578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 13, 22, 26, 31, 33, 39, 62, 66, 78, 93, 143, 186, 286, 341, 403, 429, 682, 806, 858, 1023, 1209, 2046, 2418, 4433, 8866, 13299

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26578 and 26598. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26578 and 26598 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26578 and 26598