What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26744 and 26756?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26744 and 26756 is 4.

GCF(26744,26756) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26744 and 26756, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26744 and 26756.

How to find the GCF of 26744 and 26756?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26744 and 26756. After we will calculate the factors of 26744 and 26756 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26744

Prime factors of 26744 are 2, 3343. Prime factorization of 26744 in exponential form is:

26744 = 2³ × 3343¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26756

Prime factors of 26756 are 2, 6689. Prime factorization of 26756 in exponential form is:

26756 = 2² × 6689¹

Step-3: Factors of 26744

List of positive integer factors of 26744 that divides 26744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3343, 6686, 13372

Step-4: Factors of 26756

List of positive integer factors of 26756 that divides 26744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6689, 13378

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26744 and 26756. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26744 and 26756 is 4.

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