What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26909 and 26916?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26909 and 26916 is 1.

GCF(26909,26916) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26909 and 26916, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26909 and 26916.

How to find the GCF of 26909 and 26916?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26909 and 26916. After we will calculate the factors of 26909 and 26916 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26909

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

26909 = 71¹ × 379¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26916

Prime factors of 26916 are 2, 3, 2243. Prime factorization of 26916 in exponential form is:

26916 = 2² × 3¹ × 2243¹

Step-3: Factors of 26909

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

1, 71, 379

Step-4: Factors of 26916

List of positive integer factors of 26916 that divides 26909 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2243, 4486, 6729, 8972, 13458

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26909 and 26916. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26909 and 26916 is 1.

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