What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26588 and 26594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26588 and 26594 is 2.

GCF(26588,26594) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26588 and 26594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26588 and 26594.

How to find the GCF of 26588 and 26594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26588 and 26594. After we will calculate the factors of 26588 and 26594 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26588

Prime factors of 26588 are 2, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 26588 in exponential form is:

26588 = 2² × 17² × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26594

Prime factors of 26594 are 2, 13297. Prime factorization of 26594 in exponential form is:

26594 = 2¹ × 13297¹

Step-3: Factors of 26588

List of positive integer factors of 26588 that divides 26588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 23, 34, 46, 68, 92, 289, 391, 578, 782, 1156, 1564, 6647, 13294

Step-4: Factors of 26594

List of positive integer factors of 26594 that divides 26588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13297

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26588 and 26594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26588 and 26594 is 2.

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