What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26922 and 26926?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26922 and 26926 is 2.

GCF(26922,26926) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26922 and 26926, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26922 and 26926.

How to find the GCF of 26922 and 26926?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26922 and 26926. After we will calculate the factors of 26922 and 26926 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26922

Prime factors of 26922 are 2, 3, 7, 641. Prime factorization of 26922 in exponential form is:

26922 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 641¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26926

Prime factors of 26926 are 2, 13463. Prime factorization of 26926 in exponential form is:

26926 = 2¹ × 13463¹

Step-3: Factors of 26922

List of positive integer factors of 26922 that divides 26922 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 641, 1282, 1923, 3846, 4487, 8974, 13461

Step-4: Factors of 26926

List of positive integer factors of 26926 that divides 26922 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13463

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26922 and 26926. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26922 and 26926 is 2.

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