What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26596 and 26608?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26596 and 26608 is 4.

GCF(26596,26608) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26596 and 26608, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26596 and 26608.

How to find the GCF of 26596 and 26608?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26596 and 26608. After we will calculate the factors of 26596 and 26608 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26608

Prime factors of 26608 are 2, 1663. Prime factorization of 26608 in exponential form is:

26608 = 2⁴ × 1663¹

Step-3: Factors of 26596

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26608

List of positive integer factors of 26608 that divides 26596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1663, 3326, 6652, 13304

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26596 and 26608. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26596 and 26608 is 4.

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