What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26656 and 26674?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26656 and 26674 is 2.

GCF(26656,26674) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26656 and 26674, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26656 and 26674.

How to find the GCF of 26656 and 26674?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26656 and 26674. After we will calculate the factors of 26656 and 26674 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 26674

Prime factors of 26674 are 2, 13337. Prime factorization of 26674 in exponential form is:

26674 = 2¹ × 13337¹

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 26674

List of positive integer factors of 26674 that divides 26656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13337

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26656 and 26674. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26656 and 26674 is 2.

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