What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26778 and 26798?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26778 and 26798 is 2.

GCF(26778,26798) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26778 and 26798, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26778 and 26798.

How to find the GCF of 26778 and 26798?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26778 and 26798. After we will calculate the factors of 26778 and 26798 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26798

Prime factors of 26798 are 2, 13399. Prime factorization of 26798 in exponential form is:

26798 = 2¹ × 13399¹

Step-3: Factors of 26778

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26798

List of positive integer factors of 26798 that divides 26778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13399

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26778 and 26798. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26778 and 26798 is 2.

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