What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26868 and 26886?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26868 and 26886 is 6.

GCF(26868,26886) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26868 and 26886, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26868 and 26886.

How to find the GCF of 26868 and 26886?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26868 and 26886. After we will calculate the factors of 26868 and 26886 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26886

Prime factors of 26886 are 2, 3, 4481. Prime factorization of 26886 in exponential form is:

26886 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4481¹

Step-3: Factors of 26868

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26886

List of positive integer factors of 26886 that divides 26868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4481, 8962, 13443

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26868 and 26886. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26868 and 26886 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26868 and 26886