What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26849 and 26856?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26849 and 26856 is 1.

GCF(26849,26856) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26849 and 26856, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26849 and 26856.

How to find the GCF of 26849 and 26856?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26849 and 26856. After we will calculate the factors of 26849 and 26856 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26849

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

26849 = 26849¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26856

Prime factors of 26856 are 2, 3, 373. Prime factorization of 26856 in exponential form is:

26856 = 2³ × 3² × 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 26849

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

Step-4: Factors of 26856

List of positive integer factors of 26856 that divides 26849 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 373, 746, 1119, 1492, 2238, 2984, 3357, 4476, 6714, 8952, 13428

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26849 and 26856. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26849 and 26856 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26849 and 26856