What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26 and 37?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26 and 37 is 1.
GCF(26,37) = 1
We will now calculate the prime factors of 26 and 37, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26 and 37.
How to find the GCF of 26 and 37?
We will first find the prime factorization of 26 and 37. After we will calculate the factors of 26 and 37 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26
Prime factors of 26 are 2, 13. Prime factorization of 26 in exponential form is:
26 = 21 × 131
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37
Prime factors of 37 are 37. Prime factorization of 37 in exponential form is:
37 = 371
Step-3: Factors of 26
List of positive integer factors of 26 that divides 26 without a remainder.
1, 2, 13
Step-4: Factors of 37
List of positive integer factors of 37 that divides 26 without a remainder.
1
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 26 and 37. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26 and 37 is 1.
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