What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26580 and 26586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26580 and 26586 is 6.

GCF(26580,26586) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26580 and 26586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26580 and 26586.

How to find the GCF of 26580 and 26586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26580 and 26586. After we will calculate the factors of 26580 and 26586 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26580

Prime factors of 26580 are 2, 3, 5, 443. Prime factorization of 26580 in exponential form is:

26580 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 443¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26586

Prime factors of 26586 are 2, 3, 7, 211. Prime factorization of 26586 in exponential form is:

26586 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 26580

List of positive integer factors of 26580 that divides 26580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 443, 886, 1329, 1772, 2215, 2658, 4430, 5316, 6645, 8860, 13290

Step-4: Factors of 26586

List of positive integer factors of 26586 that divides 26580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 126, 211, 422, 633, 1266, 1477, 1899, 2954, 3798, 4431, 8862, 13293

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26580 and 26586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26580 and 26586 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26580 and 26586