What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26609 and 26617?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26609 and 26617 is 1.

GCF(26609,26617) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26609 and 26617, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26609 and 26617.

How to find the GCF of 26609 and 26617?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26609 and 26617. After we will calculate the factors of 26609 and 26617 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26609

Prime factors of 26609 are 11, 41, 59. Prime factorization of 26609 in exponential form is:

26609 = 11¹ × 41¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26617

Prime factors of 26617 are 43, 619. Prime factorization of 26617 in exponential form is:

26617 = 43¹ × 619¹

Step-3: Factors of 26609

List of positive integer factors of 26609 that divides 26609 without a remainder.

1, 11, 41, 59, 451, 649, 2419

Step-4: Factors of 26617

List of positive integer factors of 26617 that divides 26609 without a remainder.

1, 43, 619

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26609 and 26617. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26609 and 26617 is 1.

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