Greatest Common Factor of 262 and 268

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 262, 268 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 262 and 268 is 2.

GCF(262,268) = 2

GCF of 262 and 268

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 262 and 268

GCF of 262 and 268 is 2

Prime Factorization of 262


2 262
131 131
1

Prime factors of 262 are 2,131. Prime factorization of 262 in exponential form is:

262 = 21×1311

Prime Factorization of 268


2 268
2 134
67 67
1

Prime factors of 268 are 2,67. Prime factorization of 268 in exponential form is:

268 = 22×671

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 262 and 268 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 262 and 268 by matching factors method

Factors of 262

List of positive integer factors of 262 that divides 262 without a remainder.

1,2,131,262

Factors of 268

List of positive integer factors of 268 that divides 268 without a remainder.

1,2,4,67,134,268

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 262 and 268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 262 and 268 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 262 and 268

Properties of GCF 262 and 268

(i) The GCF of 262 and 268 is associative

GCF of 262 and 268 = GCF of 268 and 262

Related Greatest Common Factor of 262

Related Greatest Common Factor of 268

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 262 and 268

1. What is the GCF of 262 and 268?

Answer: GCF of 262 and 268 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 262?

Answer: Factors of 262 are 1, 2, 131, 262. There are 4 integers that are factors of 262. The greatest factor of 262 is 262.

3. What are the Factors of 268?

Answer: Factors of 268 are 1, 2, 4, 67, 134, 268. There are 6 integers that are factors of 268. The greatest factor of 268 is 268.

4. How to Find the GCF of 262 and 268?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 262 and 268 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 262

262 = 2 x 131

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 268

268 = 2 x 2 x 67

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 262 and 268 is 2