What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26243 and 26261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26243 and 26261 is 1.

GCF(26243,26261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26243 and 26261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26243 and 26261.

How to find the GCF of 26243 and 26261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26243 and 26261. After we will calculate the factors of 26243 and 26261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26261

Prime factors of 26261 are 26261. Prime factorization of 26261 in exponential form is:

26261 = 26261¹

Step-3: Factors of 26243

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26261

List of positive integer factors of 26261 that divides 26243 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26243 and 26261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26243 and 26261 is 1.

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