What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26918 and 26934?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26918 and 26934 is 2.

GCF(26918,26934) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26918 and 26934, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26918 and 26934.

How to find the GCF of 26918 and 26934?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26918 and 26934. After we will calculate the factors of 26918 and 26934 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26934

Prime factors of 26934 are 2, 3, 67. Prime factorization of 26934 in exponential form is:

26934 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 67²

Step-3: Factors of 26918

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26934

List of positive integer factors of 26934 that divides 26918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 67, 134, 201, 402, 4489, 8978, 13467

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26918 and 26934. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26918 and 26934 is 2.

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