What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26835 and 26855?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26835 and 26855 is 5.

GCF(26835,26855) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26835 and 26855, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26835 and 26855.

How to find the GCF of 26835 and 26855?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26835 and 26855. After we will calculate the factors of 26835 and 26855 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26835

Prime factors of 26835 are 3, 5, 1789. Prime factorization of 26835 in exponential form is:

26835 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 1789¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26855

Prime factors of 26855 are 5, 41, 131. Prime factorization of 26855 in exponential form is:

26855 = 5¹ × 41¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 26835

List of positive integer factors of 26835 that divides 26835 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 1789, 5367, 8945

Step-4: Factors of 26855

List of positive integer factors of 26855 that divides 26835 without a remainder.

1, 5, 41, 131, 205, 655, 5371

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26835 and 26855. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26835 and 26855 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26835 and 26855