What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26638 and 26650?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26638 and 26650 is 2.

GCF(26638,26650) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26638 and 26650, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26638 and 26650.

How to find the GCF of 26638 and 26650?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26638 and 26650. After we will calculate the factors of 26638 and 26650 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26638

Prime factors of 26638 are 2, 19, 701. Prime factorization of 26638 in exponential form is:

26638 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 701¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26650

Prime factors of 26650 are 2, 5, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 26650 in exponential form is:

26650 = 2¹ × 5² × 13¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 26638

List of positive integer factors of 26638 that divides 26638 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 701, 1402, 13319

Step-4: Factors of 26650

List of positive integer factors of 26650 that divides 26638 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 25, 26, 41, 50, 65, 82, 130, 205, 325, 410, 533, 650, 1025, 1066, 2050, 2665, 5330, 13325

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26638 and 26650. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26638 and 26650 is 2.

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