What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26648 and 26659?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26648 and 26659 is 1.

GCF(26648,26659) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26648 and 26659, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26648 and 26659.

How to find the GCF of 26648 and 26659?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26648 and 26659. After we will calculate the factors of 26648 and 26659 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26648

Prime factors of 26648 are 2, 3331. Prime factorization of 26648 in exponential form is:

26648 = 2³ × 3331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26659

Prime factors of 26659 are 53, 503. Prime factorization of 26659 in exponential form is:

26659 = 53¹ × 503¹

Step-3: Factors of 26648

List of positive integer factors of 26648 that divides 26648 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3331, 6662, 13324

Step-4: Factors of 26659

List of positive integer factors of 26659 that divides 26648 without a remainder.

1, 53, 503

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26648 and 26659. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26648 and 26659 is 1.

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