What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26830 and 26846?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26830 and 26846 is 2.

GCF(26830,26846) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26830 and 26846, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26830 and 26846.

How to find the GCF of 26830 and 26846?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26830 and 26846. After we will calculate the factors of 26830 and 26846 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26830

Prime factors of 26830 are 2, 5, 2683. Prime factorization of 26830 in exponential form is:

26830 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2683¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26846

Prime factors of 26846 are 2, 31, 433. Prime factorization of 26846 in exponential form is:

26846 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 433¹

Step-3: Factors of 26830

List of positive integer factors of 26830 that divides 26830 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2683, 5366, 13415

Step-4: Factors of 26846

List of positive integer factors of 26846 that divides 26830 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 433, 866, 13423

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26830 and 26846. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26830 and 26846 is 2.

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