What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26159 and 26171?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26159 and 26171 is 1.

GCF(26159,26171) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26159 and 26171, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26159 and 26171.

How to find the GCF of 26159 and 26171?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26159 and 26171. After we will calculate the factors of 26159 and 26171 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26159

Prime factors of 26159 are 7, 37, 101. Prime factorization of 26159 in exponential form is:

26159 = 7¹ × 37¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26171

Prime factors of 26171 are 26171. Prime factorization of 26171 in exponential form is:

26171 = 26171¹

Step-3: Factors of 26159

List of positive integer factors of 26159 that divides 26159 without a remainder.

1, 7, 37, 101, 259, 707, 3737

Step-4: Factors of 26171

List of positive integer factors of 26171 that divides 26159 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26159 and 26171. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26159 and 26171 is 1.

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