What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26756 and 26762?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26756 and 26762 is 2.

GCF(26756,26762) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26756 and 26762, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26756 and 26762.

How to find the GCF of 26756 and 26762?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26756 and 26762. After we will calculate the factors of 26756 and 26762 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26756

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

26756 = 2² × 6689¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26762

Prime factors of 26762 are 2, 13381. Prime factorization of 26762 in exponential form is:

26762 = 2¹ × 13381¹

Step-3: Factors of 26756

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

1, 2, 4, 6689, 13378

Step-4: Factors of 26762

List of positive integer factors of 26762 that divides 26756 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13381

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26756 and 26762. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26756 and 26762 is 2.

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