What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26886 and 26900?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26886 and 26900 is 2.

GCF(26886,26900) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26886 and 26900, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26886 and 26900.

How to find the GCF of 26886 and 26900?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26886 and 26900. After we will calculate the factors of 26886 and 26900 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26900

Prime factors of 26900 are 2, 5, 269. Prime factorization of 26900 in exponential form is:

26900 = 2² × 5² × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 26886

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26900

List of positive integer factors of 26900 that divides 26886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 269, 538, 1076, 1345, 2690, 5380, 6725, 13450

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26886 and 26900. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26886 and 26900 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26886 and 26900