What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26916 and 26924?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26916 and 26924 is 4.

GCF(26916,26924) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26916 and 26924, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26916 and 26924.

How to find the GCF of 26916 and 26924?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26916 and 26924. After we will calculate the factors of 26916 and 26924 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26924

Prime factors of 26924 are 2, 53, 127. Prime factorization of 26924 in exponential form is:

26924 = 2² × 53¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 26916

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26924

List of positive integer factors of 26924 that divides 26916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 53, 106, 127, 212, 254, 508, 6731, 13462

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26916 and 26924. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26916 and 26924 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26916 and 26924