What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26601 and 26618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26601 and 26618 is 1.

GCF(26601,26618) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26601 and 26618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26601 and 26618.

How to find the GCF of 26601 and 26618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26601 and 26618. After we will calculate the factors of 26601 and 26618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26601

Prime factors of 26601 are 3, 8867. Prime factorization of 26601 in exponential form is:

26601 = 3¹ × 8867¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26618

Prime factors of 26618 are 2, 13309. Prime factorization of 26618 in exponential form is:

26618 = 2¹ × 13309¹

Step-3: Factors of 26601

List of positive integer factors of 26601 that divides 26601 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8867

Step-4: Factors of 26618

List of positive integer factors of 26618 that divides 26601 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13309

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26601 and 26618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26601 and 26618 is 1.

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