What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26538 and 26543?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26538 and 26543 is 1.

GCF(26538,26543) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26538 and 26543, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26538 and 26543.

How to find the GCF of 26538 and 26543?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26538 and 26543. After we will calculate the factors of 26538 and 26543 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26543

Prime factors of 26543 are 11, 19, 127. Prime factorization of 26543 in exponential form is:

26543 = 11¹ × 19¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 26538

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26543

List of positive integer factors of 26543 that divides 26538 without a remainder.

1, 11, 19, 127, 209, 1397, 2413

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26538 and 26543. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26538 and 26543 is 1.

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