What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26237 and 26243?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26237 and 26243 is 1.

GCF(26237,26243) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26237 and 26243, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26237 and 26243.

How to find the GCF of 26237 and 26243?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26237 and 26243. After we will calculate the factors of 26237 and 26243 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26237

Prime factors of 26237 are 26237. Prime factorization of 26237 in exponential form is:

26237 = 26237¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26243

Prime factors of 26243 are 7, 23, 163. Prime factorization of 26243 in exponential form is:

26243 = 7¹ × 23¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 26237

List of positive integer factors of 26237 that divides 26237 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 26243

List of positive integer factors of 26243 that divides 26237 without a remainder.

1, 7, 23, 161, 163, 1141, 3749

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26237 and 26243. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26237 and 26243 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26237 and 26243