What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26872 and 26876?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26872 and 26876 is 4.

GCF(26872,26876) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26872 and 26876, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26872 and 26876.

How to find the GCF of 26872 and 26876?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26872 and 26876. After we will calculate the factors of 26872 and 26876 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26872

Prime factors of 26872 are 2, 3359. Prime factorization of 26872 in exponential form is:

26872 = 2³ × 3359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26876

Prime factors of 26876 are 2, 6719. Prime factorization of 26876 in exponential form is:

26876 = 2² × 6719¹

Step-3: Factors of 26872

List of positive integer factors of 26872 that divides 26872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3359, 6718, 13436

Step-4: Factors of 26876

List of positive integer factors of 26876 that divides 26872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6719, 13438

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26872 and 26876. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26872 and 26876 is 4.

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