What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26888 and 26900?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26888 and 26900 is 4.

GCF(26888,26900) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26888 and 26900, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26888 and 26900.

How to find the GCF of 26888 and 26900?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26888 and 26900. After we will calculate the factors of 26888 and 26900 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26888

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

26888 = 2³ × 3361¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26900

Prime factors of 26900 are 2, 5, 269. Prime factorization of 26900 in exponential form is:

26900 = 2² × 5² × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 26888

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26900

List of positive integer factors of 26900 that divides 26888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 269, 538, 1076, 1345, 2690, 5380, 6725, 13450

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26888 and 26900. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26888 and 26900 is 4.

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