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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 266 and 276?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 266 and 276 is 2.

GCF(266,276) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 266 and 276, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 266 and 276.

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How to find the GCF of 266 and 276?

We will first find the prime factorization of 266 and 276. After we will calculate the factors of 266 and 276 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 266

Prime factors of 266 are 2, 7, 19. Prime factorization of 266 in exponential form is:

266 = 21 × 71 × 191

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 276

Prime factors of 276 are 2, 3, 23. Prime factorization of 276 in exponential form is:

276 = 22 × 31 × 231

Step-3: Factors of 266

List of positive integer factors of 266 that divides 266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 19, 38, 133

Step-4: Factors of 276

List of positive integer factors of 276 that divides 266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 23, 46, 69, 92, 138

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 266 and 276. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 266 and 276 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 266 and 276