What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26658 and 26662?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26658 and 26662 is 2.

GCF(26658,26662) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26658 and 26662, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26658 and 26662.

How to find the GCF of 26658 and 26662?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26658 and 26662. After we will calculate the factors of 26658 and 26662 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26658

Prime factors of 26658 are 2, 3, 1481. Prime factorization of 26658 in exponential form is:

26658 = 2¹ × 3² × 1481¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26662

Prime factors of 26662 are 2, 13331. Prime factorization of 26662 in exponential form is:

26662 = 2¹ × 13331¹

Step-3: Factors of 26658

List of positive integer factors of 26658 that divides 26658 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1481, 2962, 4443, 8886, 13329

Step-4: Factors of 26662

List of positive integer factors of 26662 that divides 26658 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13331

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26658 and 26662. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26658 and 26662 is 2.

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