What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26940 and 26954?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26940 and 26954 is 2.

GCF(26940,26954) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26940 and 26954, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26940 and 26954.

How to find the GCF of 26940 and 26954?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26940 and 26954. After we will calculate the factors of 26940 and 26954 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 26954

Prime factors of 26954 are 2, 13477. Prime factorization of 26954 in exponential form is:

26954 = 2¹ × 13477¹

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 26954

List of positive integer factors of 26954 that divides 26940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13477

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26940 and 26954. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26940 and 26954 is 2.

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