What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26766 and 26778?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26766 and 26778 is 6.

GCF(26766,26778) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26766 and 26778, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26766 and 26778.

How to find the GCF of 26766 and 26778?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26766 and 26778. After we will calculate the factors of 26766 and 26778 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26766

Prime factors of 26766 are 2, 3, 1487. Prime factorization of 26766 in exponential form is:

26766 = 2¹ × 3² × 1487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26778

Prime factors of 26778 are 2, 3, 4463. Prime factorization of 26778 in exponential form is:

26778 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4463¹

Step-3: Factors of 26766

List of positive integer factors of 26766 that divides 26766 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1487, 2974, 4461, 8922, 13383

Step-4: Factors of 26778

List of positive integer factors of 26778 that divides 26766 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4463, 8926, 13389

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26766 and 26778. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26766 and 26778 is 6.

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