What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26481 and 26488?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26481 and 26488 is 7.

GCF(26481,26488) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26481 and 26488, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26481 and 26488.

How to find the GCF of 26481 and 26488?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26481 and 26488. After we will calculate the factors of 26481 and 26488 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26481

Prime factors of 26481 are 3, 7, 13, 97. Prime factorization of 26481 in exponential form is:

26481 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26488

Prime factors of 26488 are 2, 7, 11, 43. Prime factorization of 26488 in exponential form is:

26488 = 2³ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 26481

List of positive integer factors of 26481 that divides 26481 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 39, 91, 97, 273, 291, 679, 1261, 2037, 3783, 8827

Step-4: Factors of 26488

List of positive integer factors of 26488 that divides 26481 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 22, 28, 43, 44, 56, 77, 86, 88, 154, 172, 301, 308, 344, 473, 602, 616, 946, 1204, 1892, 2408, 3311, 3784, 6622, 13244

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26481 and 26488. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26481 and 26488 is 7.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26481 and 26488