What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26478 and 26486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26478 and 26486 is 2.

GCF(26478,26486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26478 and 26486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26478 and 26486.

How to find the GCF of 26478 and 26486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26478 and 26486. After we will calculate the factors of 26478 and 26486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26478

Prime factors of 26478 are 2, 3, 1471. Prime factorization of 26478 in exponential form is:

26478 = 2¹ × 3² × 1471¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26486

Prime factors of 26486 are 2, 17, 19, 41. Prime factorization of 26486 in exponential form is:

26486 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 19¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 26478

List of positive integer factors of 26478 that divides 26478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1471, 2942, 4413, 8826, 13239

Step-4: Factors of 26486

List of positive integer factors of 26486 that divides 26478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 19, 34, 38, 41, 82, 323, 646, 697, 779, 1394, 1558, 13243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26478 and 26486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26478 and 26486 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26478 and 26486