What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26844 and 26849?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26844 and 26849 is 1.

GCF(26844,26849) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26844 and 26849, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26844 and 26849.

How to find the GCF of 26844 and 26849?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26844 and 26849. After we will calculate the factors of 26844 and 26849 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26844

Prime factors of 26844 are 2, 3, 2237. Prime factorization of 26844 in exponential form is:

26844 = 2² × 3¹ × 2237¹

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 26844

List of positive integer factors of 26844 that divides 26844 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2237, 4474, 6711, 8948, 13422

Step-4: Factors of 26849

List of positive integer factors of 26849 that divides 26844 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26844 and 26849. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26844 and 26849 is 1.

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