What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26906 and 26918?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26906 and 26918 is 2.

GCF(26906,26918) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26906 and 26918, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26906 and 26918.

How to find the GCF of 26906 and 26918?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26906 and 26918. After we will calculate the factors of 26906 and 26918 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26906

Prime factors of 26906 are 2, 11, 1223. Prime factorization of 26906 in exponential form is:

26906 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26918

Prime factors of 26918 are 2, 43, 313. Prime factorization of 26918 in exponential form is:

26918 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 26906

List of positive integer factors of 26906 that divides 26906 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1223, 2446, 13453

Step-4: Factors of 26918

List of positive integer factors of 26918 that divides 26906 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 313, 626, 13459

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26906 and 26918. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26906 and 26918 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26906 and 26918