What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26542 and 26557?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26542 and 26557 is 1.

GCF(26542,26557) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26542 and 26557, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26542 and 26557.

How to find the GCF of 26542 and 26557?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26542 and 26557. After we will calculate the factors of 26542 and 26557 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26542

Prime factors of 26542 are 2, 23, 577. Prime factorization of 26542 in exponential form is:

26542 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 577¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26557

Prime factors of 26557 are 26557. Prime factorization of 26557 in exponential form is:

26557 = 26557¹

Step-3: Factors of 26542

List of positive integer factors of 26542 that divides 26542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 577, 1154, 13271

Step-4: Factors of 26557

List of positive integer factors of 26557 that divides 26542 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26542 and 26557. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26542 and 26557 is 1.

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