What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26420 and 26431?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26420 and 26431 is 1.

GCF(26420,26431) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26420 and 26431, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26420 and 26431.

How to find the GCF of 26420 and 26431?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26420 and 26431. After we will calculate the factors of 26420 and 26431 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26420

Prime factors of 26420 are 2, 5, 1321. Prime factorization of 26420 in exponential form is:

26420 = 2² × 5¹ × 1321¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26431

Prime factors of 26431 are 26431. Prime factorization of 26431 in exponential form is:

26431 = 26431¹

Step-3: Factors of 26420

List of positive integer factors of 26420 that divides 26420 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1321, 2642, 5284, 6605, 13210

Step-4: Factors of 26431

List of positive integer factors of 26431 that divides 26420 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26420 and 26431. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26420 and 26431 is 1.

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