What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26854 and 26858?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26854 and 26858 is 2.

GCF(26854,26858) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26854 and 26858, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26854 and 26858.

How to find the GCF of 26854 and 26858?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26854 and 26858. After we will calculate the factors of 26854 and 26858 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26854

Prime factors of 26854 are 2, 29, 463. Prime factorization of 26854 in exponential form is:

26854 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 463¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26858

Prime factors of 26858 are 2, 13, 1033. Prime factorization of 26858 in exponential form is:

26858 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1033¹

Step-3: Factors of 26854

List of positive integer factors of 26854 that divides 26854 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 463, 926, 13427

Step-4: Factors of 26858

List of positive integer factors of 26858 that divides 26854 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 1033, 2066, 13429

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26854 and 26858. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26854 and 26858 is 2.

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