What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26856 and 26868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26856 and 26868 is 12.

GCF(26856,26868) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26856 and 26868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26856 and 26868.

How to find the GCF of 26856 and 26868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26856 and 26868. After we will calculate the factors of 26856 and 26868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26868

Prime factors of 26868 are 2, 3, 2239. Prime factorization of 26868 in exponential form is:

26868 = 2² × 3¹ × 2239¹

Step-3: Factors of 26856

List of positive integer factors of 26856 that divides 26856 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

Step-4: Factors of 26868

List of positive integer factors of 26868 that divides 26856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2239, 4478, 6717, 8956, 13434

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26856 and 26868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26856 and 26868 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26856 and 26868