What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26941 and 26958?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26941 and 26958 is 1.

GCF(26941,26958) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26941 and 26958, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26941 and 26958.

How to find the GCF of 26941 and 26958?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26941 and 26958. After we will calculate the factors of 26941 and 26958 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26941

Prime factors of 26941 are 29, 929. Prime factorization of 26941 in exponential form is:

26941 = 29¹ × 929¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26958

Prime factors of 26958 are 2, 3, 4493. Prime factorization of 26958 in exponential form is:

26958 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4493¹

Step-3: Factors of 26941

List of positive integer factors of 26941 that divides 26941 without a remainder.

1, 29, 929

Step-4: Factors of 26958

List of positive integer factors of 26958 that divides 26941 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4493, 8986, 13479

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26941 and 26958. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26941 and 26958 is 1.

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