What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26940 and 26951?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26940 and 26951 is 1.

GCF(26940,26951) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26940 and 26951, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26940 and 26951.

How to find the GCF of 26940 and 26951?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26940 and 26951. After we will calculate the factors of 26940 and 26951 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26940

Prime factors of 26940 are 2, 3, 5, 449. Prime factorization of 26940 in exponential form is:

26940 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 449¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26951

Prime factors of 26951 are 26951. Prime factorization of 26951 in exponential form is:

26951 = 26951¹

Step-3: Factors of 26940

List of positive integer factors of 26940 that divides 26940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 449, 898, 1347, 1796, 2245, 2694, 4490, 5388, 6735, 8980, 13470

Step-4: Factors of 26951

List of positive integer factors of 26951 that divides 26940 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26940 and 26951. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26940 and 26951 is 1.

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