What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26741 and 26758?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26741 and 26758 is 17.

GCF(26741,26758) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26741 and 26758, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26741 and 26758.

How to find the GCF of 26741 and 26758?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26741 and 26758. After we will calculate the factors of 26741 and 26758 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26741

Prime factors of 26741 are 11, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 26741 in exponential form is:

26741 = 11² × 13¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26758

Prime factors of 26758 are 2, 17, 787. Prime factorization of 26758 in exponential form is:

26758 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 787¹

Step-3: Factors of 26741

List of positive integer factors of 26741 that divides 26741 without a remainder.

1, 11, 13, 17, 121, 143, 187, 221, 1573, 2057, 2431

Step-4: Factors of 26758

List of positive integer factors of 26758 that divides 26741 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 787, 1574, 13379

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26741 and 26758. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26741 and 26758 is 17.

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