What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26872 and 26888?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26872 and 26888 is 8.

GCF(26872,26888) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26872 and 26888, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26872 and 26888.

How to find the GCF of 26872 and 26888?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26872 and 26888. After we will calculate the factors of 26872 and 26888 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 26888

Prime factors of 26888 are 2, 3361. Prime factorization of 26888 in exponential form is:

26888 = 2³ × 3361¹

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 26888

List of positive integer factors of 26888 that divides 26872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3361, 6722, 13444

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26872 and 26888. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26872 and 26888 is 8.

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