What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26656 and 26663?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26656 and 26663 is 7.

GCF(26656,26663) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26656 and 26663, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26656 and 26663.

How to find the GCF of 26656 and 26663?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26656 and 26663. After we will calculate the factors of 26656 and 26663 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26656

Prime factors of 26656 are 2, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 26656 in exponential form is:

26656 = 2⁵ × 7² × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26663

Prime factors of 26663 are 7, 13, 293. Prime factorization of 26663 in exponential form is:

26663 = 7¹ × 13¹ × 293¹

Step-3: Factors of 26656

List of positive integer factors of 26656 that divides 26656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 17, 28, 32, 34, 49, 56, 68, 98, 112, 119, 136, 196, 224, 238, 272, 392, 476, 544, 784, 833, 952, 1568, 1666, 1904, 3332, 3808, 6664, 13328

Step-4: Factors of 26663

List of positive integer factors of 26663 that divides 26656 without a remainder.

1, 7, 13, 91, 293, 2051, 3809

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26656 and 26663. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26656 and 26663 is 7.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26656 and 26663