What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26494 and 26507?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26494 and 26507 is 13.

GCF(26494,26507) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26494 and 26507, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26494 and 26507.

How to find the GCF of 26494 and 26507?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26494 and 26507. After we will calculate the factors of 26494 and 26507 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26494

Prime factors of 26494 are 2, 13, 1019. Prime factorization of 26494 in exponential form is:

26494 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1019¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26507

Prime factors of 26507 are 13, 2039. Prime factorization of 26507 in exponential form is:

26507 = 13¹ × 2039¹

Step-3: Factors of 26494

List of positive integer factors of 26494 that divides 26494 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 1019, 2038, 13247

Step-4: Factors of 26507

List of positive integer factors of 26507 that divides 26494 without a remainder.

1, 13, 2039

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26494 and 26507. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26494 and 26507 is 13.

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