What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26896 and 26909?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26896 and 26909 is 1.

GCF(26896,26909) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26896 and 26909, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26896 and 26909.

How to find the GCF of 26896 and 26909?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26896 and 26909. After we will calculate the factors of 26896 and 26909 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26896

Prime factors of 26896 are 2, 41. Prime factorization of 26896 in exponential form is:

26896 = 2⁴ × 41²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26909

Prime factors of 26909 are 71, 379. Prime factorization of 26909 in exponential form is:

26909 = 71¹ × 379¹

Step-3: Factors of 26896

List of positive integer factors of 26896 that divides 26896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 41, 82, 164, 328, 656, 1681, 3362, 6724, 13448

Step-4: Factors of 26909

List of positive integer factors of 26909 that divides 26896 without a remainder.

1, 71, 379

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26896 and 26909. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26896 and 26909 is 1.

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