What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26884 and 26898?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26884 and 26898 is 2.

GCF(26884,26898) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26884 and 26898, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26884 and 26898.

How to find the GCF of 26884 and 26898?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26884 and 26898. After we will calculate the factors of 26884 and 26898 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26884

Prime factors of 26884 are 2, 11, 13, 47. Prime factorization of 26884 in exponential form is:

26884 = 2² × 11¹ × 13¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26898

Prime factors of 26898 are 2, 3, 4483. Prime factorization of 26898 in exponential form is:

26898 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4483¹

Step-3: Factors of 26884

List of positive integer factors of 26884 that divides 26884 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 13, 22, 26, 44, 47, 52, 94, 143, 188, 286, 517, 572, 611, 1034, 1222, 2068, 2444, 6721, 13442

Step-4: Factors of 26898

List of positive integer factors of 26898 that divides 26884 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4483, 8966, 13449

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26884 and 26898. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26884 and 26898 is 2.

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