What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26921 and 26938?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26921 and 26938 is 1.

GCF(26921,26938) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26921 and 26938, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26921 and 26938.

How to find the GCF of 26921 and 26938?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26921 and 26938. After we will calculate the factors of 26921 and 26938 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26921

Prime factors of 26921 are 26921. Prime factorization of 26921 in exponential form is:

26921 = 26921¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26938

Prime factors of 26938 are 2, 13469. Prime factorization of 26938 in exponential form is:

26938 = 2¹ × 13469¹

Step-3: Factors of 26921

List of positive integer factors of 26921 that divides 26921 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 26938

List of positive integer factors of 26938 that divides 26921 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13469

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26921 and 26938. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26921 and 26938 is 1.

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