What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26756 and 26776?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26756 and 26776 is 4.

GCF(26756,26776) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26756 and 26776, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26756 and 26776.

How to find the GCF of 26756 and 26776?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26756 and 26776. After we will calculate the factors of 26756 and 26776 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 26776

Prime factors of 26776 are 2, 3347. Prime factorization of 26776 in exponential form is:

26776 = 2³ × 3347¹

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 26776

List of positive integer factors of 26776 that divides 26756 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3347, 6694, 13388

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26756 and 26776. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26756 and 26776 is 4.

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