What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26838 and 26849?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26838 and 26849 is 1.

GCF(26838,26849) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26838 and 26849, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26838 and 26849.

How to find the GCF of 26838 and 26849?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26838 and 26849. After we will calculate the factors of 26838 and 26849 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26838

Prime factors of 26838 are 2, 3, 7, 71. Prime factorization of 26838 in exponential form is:

26838 = 2¹ × 3³ × 7¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26849

Prime factors of 26849 are 26849. Prime factorization of 26849 in exponential form is:

26849 = 26849¹

Step-3: Factors of 26838

List of positive integer factors of 26838 that divides 26838 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 27, 42, 54, 63, 71, 126, 142, 189, 213, 378, 426, 497, 639, 994, 1278, 1491, 1917, 2982, 3834, 4473, 8946, 13419

Step-4: Factors of 26849

List of positive integer factors of 26849 that divides 26838 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26838 and 26849. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26838 and 26849 is 1.

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