What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26714 and 26718?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26714 and 26718 is 2.

GCF(26714,26718) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26714 and 26718, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26714 and 26718.

How to find the GCF of 26714 and 26718?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26714 and 26718. After we will calculate the factors of 26714 and 26718 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26714

Prime factors of 26714 are 2, 19, 37. Prime factorization of 26714 in exponential form is:

26714 = 2¹ × 19² × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26718

Prime factors of 26718 are 2, 3, 61, 73. Prime factorization of 26718 in exponential form is:

26718 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 61¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 26714

List of positive integer factors of 26714 that divides 26714 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 37, 38, 74, 361, 703, 722, 1406, 13357

Step-4: Factors of 26718

List of positive integer factors of 26718 that divides 26714 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 61, 73, 122, 146, 183, 219, 366, 438, 4453, 8906, 13359

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26714 and 26718. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26714 and 26718 is 2.

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