What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26894 and 26902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26894 and 26902 is 2.

GCF(26894,26902) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26894 and 26902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26894 and 26902.

How to find the GCF of 26894 and 26902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26894 and 26902. After we will calculate the factors of 26894 and 26902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26894

Prime factors of 26894 are 2, 7, 17, 113. Prime factorization of 26894 in exponential form is:

26894 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26902

Prime factors of 26902 are 2, 13451. Prime factorization of 26902 in exponential form is:

26902 = 2¹ × 13451¹

Step-3: Factors of 26894

List of positive integer factors of 26894 that divides 26894 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 34, 113, 119, 226, 238, 791, 1582, 1921, 3842, 13447

Step-4: Factors of 26902

List of positive integer factors of 26902 that divides 26894 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13451

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26894 and 26902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26894 and 26902 is 2.

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