What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26861 and 26878?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26861 and 26878 is 1.

GCF(26861,26878) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26861 and 26878, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26861 and 26878.

How to find the GCF of 26861 and 26878?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26861 and 26878. After we will calculate the factors of 26861 and 26878 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26861

Prime factors of 26861 are 26861. Prime factorization of 26861 in exponential form is:

26861 = 26861¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26878

Prime factors of 26878 are 2, 89, 151. Prime factorization of 26878 in exponential form is:

26878 = 2¹ × 89¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 26861

List of positive integer factors of 26861 that divides 26861 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 26878

List of positive integer factors of 26878 that divides 26861 without a remainder.

1, 2, 89, 151, 178, 302, 13439

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26861 and 26878. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26861 and 26878 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26861 and 26878