What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26577 and 26596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26577 and 26596 is 1.

GCF(26577,26596) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26577 and 26596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26577 and 26596.

How to find the GCF of 26577 and 26596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26577 and 26596. After we will calculate the factors of 26577 and 26596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26577

Prime factors of 26577 are 3, 2953. Prime factorization of 26577 in exponential form is:

26577 = 3² × 2953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26596

Prime factors of 26596 are 2, 61, 109. Prime factorization of 26596 in exponential form is:

26596 = 2² × 61¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 26577

List of positive integer factors of 26577 that divides 26577 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2953, 8859

Step-4: Factors of 26596

List of positive integer factors of 26596 that divides 26577 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 61, 109, 122, 218, 244, 436, 6649, 13298

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26577 and 26596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26577 and 26596 is 1.

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