What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26596 and 26612?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26596 and 26612 is 4.

GCF(26596,26612) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26596 and 26612, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26596 and 26612.

How to find the GCF of 26596 and 26612?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26596 and 26612. After we will calculate the factors of 26596 and 26612 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 26612

Prime factors of 26612 are 2, 6653. Prime factorization of 26612 in exponential form is:

26612 = 2² × 6653¹

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 26612

List of positive integer factors of 26612 that divides 26596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6653, 13306

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26596 and 26612. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26596 and 26612 is 4.

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