What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26850 and 26855?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26850 and 26855 is 5.

GCF(26850,26855) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26850 and 26855, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26850 and 26855.

How to find the GCF of 26850 and 26855?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26850 and 26855. After we will calculate the factors of 26850 and 26855 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26850

Prime factors of 26850 are 2, 3, 5, 179. Prime factorization of 26850 in exponential form is:

26850 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 179¹

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 26850

List of positive integer factors of 26850 that divides 26850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 150, 179, 358, 537, 895, 1074, 1790, 2685, 4475, 5370, 8950, 13425

Step-4: Factors of 26855

List of positive integer factors of 26855 that divides 26850 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26850 and 26855. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26850 and 26855 is 5.

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