What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26592 and 26596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26592 and 26596 is 4.

GCF(26592,26596) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26592 and 26596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26592 and 26596.

How to find the GCF of 26592 and 26596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26592 and 26596. After we will calculate the factors of 26592 and 26596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26592

Prime factors of 26592 are 2, 3, 277. Prime factorization of 26592 in exponential form is:

26592 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26596

Prime factors of 26596 are 2, 61, 109. Prime factorization of 26596 in exponential form is:

26596 = 2² × 61¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 26592

List of positive integer factors of 26592 that divides 26592 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 96, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662, 2216, 3324, 4432, 6648, 8864, 13296

Step-4: Factors of 26596

List of positive integer factors of 26596 that divides 26592 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 61, 109, 122, 218, 244, 436, 6649, 13298

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26592 and 26596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26592 and 26596 is 4.

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