What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26798 and 26802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26798 and 26802 is 2.

GCF(26798,26802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26798 and 26802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26798 and 26802.

How to find the GCF of 26798 and 26802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26798 and 26802. After we will calculate the factors of 26798 and 26802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26798

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

26798 = 2¹ × 13399¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26802

Prime factors of 26802 are 2, 3, 1489. Prime factorization of 26802 in exponential form is:

26802 = 2¹ × 3² × 1489¹

Step-3: Factors of 26798

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

1, 2, 13399

Step-4: Factors of 26802

List of positive integer factors of 26802 that divides 26798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1489, 2978, 4467, 8934, 13401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26798 and 26802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26798 and 26802 is 2.

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