What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26491 and 26508?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26491 and 26508 is 1.

GCF(26491,26508) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26491 and 26508, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26491 and 26508.

How to find the GCF of 26491 and 26508?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26491 and 26508. After we will calculate the factors of 26491 and 26508 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26491

Prime factors of 26491 are 59, 449. Prime factorization of 26491 in exponential form is:

26491 = 59¹ × 449¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26508

Prime factors of 26508 are 2, 3, 47. Prime factorization of 26508 in exponential form is:

26508 = 2² × 3¹ × 47²

Step-3: Factors of 26491

List of positive integer factors of 26491 that divides 26491 without a remainder.

1, 59, 449

Step-4: Factors of 26508

List of positive integer factors of 26508 that divides 26491 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 47, 94, 141, 188, 282, 564, 2209, 4418, 6627, 8836, 13254

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26491 and 26508. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26491 and 26508 is 1.

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