What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26885 and 26890?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26885 and 26890 is 5.

GCF(26885,26890) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26885 and 26890, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26885 and 26890.

How to find the GCF of 26885 and 26890?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26885 and 26890. After we will calculate the factors of 26885 and 26890 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26885

Prime factors of 26885 are 5, 19, 283. Prime factorization of 26885 in exponential form is:

26885 = 5¹ × 19¹ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26890

Prime factors of 26890 are 2, 5, 2689. Prime factorization of 26890 in exponential form is:

26890 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2689¹

Step-3: Factors of 26885

List of positive integer factors of 26885 that divides 26885 without a remainder.

1, 5, 19, 95, 283, 1415, 5377

Step-4: Factors of 26890

List of positive integer factors of 26890 that divides 26885 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2689, 5378, 13445

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26885 and 26890. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26885 and 26890 is 5.

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