What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26952 and 26962?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26952 and 26962 is 2.

GCF(26952,26962) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26952 and 26962, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26952 and 26962.

How to find the GCF of 26952 and 26962?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26952 and 26962. After we will calculate the factors of 26952 and 26962 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26952

Prime factors of 26952 are 2, 3, 1123. Prime factorization of 26952 in exponential form is:

26952 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1123¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26962

Prime factors of 26962 are 2, 13, 17, 61. Prime factorization of 26962 in exponential form is:

26962 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 26952

List of positive integer factors of 26952 that divides 26952 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1123, 2246, 3369, 4492, 6738, 8984, 13476

Step-4: Factors of 26962

List of positive integer factors of 26962 that divides 26952 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 17, 26, 34, 61, 122, 221, 442, 793, 1037, 1586, 2074, 13481

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26952 and 26962. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26952 and 26962 is 2.

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