What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26527 and 26538?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26527 and 26538 is 1.

GCF(26527,26538) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26527 and 26538, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26527 and 26538.

How to find the GCF of 26527 and 26538?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26527 and 26538. After we will calculate the factors of 26527 and 26538 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26527

Prime factors of 26527 are 41, 647. Prime factorization of 26527 in exponential form is:

26527 = 41¹ × 647¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26538

Prime factors of 26538 are 2, 3, 4423. Prime factorization of 26538 in exponential form is:

26538 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4423¹

Step-3: Factors of 26527

List of positive integer factors of 26527 that divides 26527 without a remainder.

1, 41, 647

Step-4: Factors of 26538

List of positive integer factors of 26538 that divides 26527 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4423, 8846, 13269

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26527 and 26538. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26527 and 26538 is 1.

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