What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26659 and 26668?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26659 and 26668 is 1.

GCF(26659,26668) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26659 and 26668, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26659 and 26668.

How to find the GCF of 26659 and 26668?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26659 and 26668. After we will calculate the factors of 26659 and 26668 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26659

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

26659 = 53¹ × 503¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26668

Prime factors of 26668 are 2, 59, 113. Prime factorization of 26668 in exponential form is:

26668 = 2² × 59¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 26659

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

1, 53, 503

Step-4: Factors of 26668

List of positive integer factors of 26668 that divides 26659 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 59, 113, 118, 226, 236, 452, 6667, 13334

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26659 and 26668. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26659 and 26668 is 1.

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