What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26898 and 26908?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26898 and 26908 is 2.

GCF(26898,26908) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26898 and 26908, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26898 and 26908.

How to find the GCF of 26898 and 26908?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26898 and 26908. After we will calculate the factors of 26898 and 26908 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26908

Prime factors of 26908 are 2, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 26908 in exponential form is:

26908 = 2² × 7¹ × 31²

Step-3: Factors of 26898

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26908

List of positive integer factors of 26908 that divides 26898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 31, 62, 124, 217, 434, 868, 961, 1922, 3844, 6727, 13454

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26898 and 26908. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26898 and 26908 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26898 and 26908