What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26708 and 26724?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26708 and 26724 is 4.

GCF(26708,26724) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26708 and 26724, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26708 and 26724.

How to find the GCF of 26708 and 26724?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26708 and 26724. After we will calculate the factors of 26708 and 26724 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26708

Prime factors of 26708 are 2, 11, 607. Prime factorization of 26708 in exponential form is:

26708 = 2² × 11¹ × 607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26724

Prime factors of 26724 are 2, 3, 17, 131. Prime factorization of 26724 in exponential form is:

26724 = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 26708

List of positive integer factors of 26708 that divides 26708 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 607, 1214, 2428, 6677, 13354

Step-4: Factors of 26724

List of positive integer factors of 26724 that divides 26708 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 34, 51, 68, 102, 131, 204, 262, 393, 524, 786, 1572, 2227, 4454, 6681, 8908, 13362

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26708 and 26724. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26708 and 26724 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26708 and 26724