What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26231 and 26238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26231 and 26238 is 1.

GCF(26231,26238) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26231 and 26238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26231 and 26238.

How to find the GCF of 26231 and 26238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26231 and 26238. After we will calculate the factors of 26231 and 26238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26231

Prime factors of 26231 are 17, 1543. Prime factorization of 26231 in exponential form is:

26231 = 17¹ × 1543¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26238

Prime factors of 26238 are 2, 3, 4373. Prime factorization of 26238 in exponential form is:

26238 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4373¹

Step-3: Factors of 26231

List of positive integer factors of 26231 that divides 26231 without a remainder.

1, 17, 1543

Step-4: Factors of 26238

List of positive integer factors of 26238 that divides 26231 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4373, 8746, 13119

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26231 and 26238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26231 and 26238 is 1.

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