What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26738 and 26748?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26738 and 26748 is 2.

GCF(26738,26748) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26738 and 26748, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26738 and 26748.

How to find the GCF of 26738 and 26748?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26738 and 26748. After we will calculate the factors of 26738 and 26748 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26738

Prime factors of 26738 are 2, 29, 461. Prime factorization of 26738 in exponential form is:

26738 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 461¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26748

Prime factors of 26748 are 2, 3, 743. Prime factorization of 26748 in exponential form is:

26748 = 2² × 3² × 743¹

Step-3: Factors of 26738

List of positive integer factors of 26738 that divides 26738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 461, 922, 13369

Step-4: Factors of 26748

List of positive integer factors of 26748 that divides 26738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 743, 1486, 2229, 2972, 4458, 6687, 8916, 13374

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26738 and 26748. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26738 and 26748 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26738 and 26748