What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26486 and 26493?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26486 and 26493 is 1.

GCF(26486,26493) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26486 and 26493, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26486 and 26493.

How to find the GCF of 26486 and 26493?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26486 and 26493. After we will calculate the factors of 26486 and 26493 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26493

Prime factors of 26493 are 3, 8831. Prime factorization of 26493 in exponential form is:

26493 = 3¹ × 8831¹

Step-3: Factors of 26486

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26493

List of positive integer factors of 26493 that divides 26486 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26486 and 26493. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26486 and 26493 is 1.

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