What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26953 and 26968?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26953 and 26968 is 1.

GCF(26953,26968) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26953 and 26968, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26953 and 26968.

How to find the GCF of 26953 and 26968?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26953 and 26968. After we will calculate the factors of 26953 and 26968 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26953

Prime factors of 26953 are 26953. Prime factorization of 26953 in exponential form is:

26953 = 26953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26968

Prime factors of 26968 are 2, 3371. Prime factorization of 26968 in exponential form is:

26968 = 2³ × 3371¹

Step-3: Factors of 26953

List of positive integer factors of 26953 that divides 26953 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 26968

List of positive integer factors of 26968 that divides 26953 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3371, 6742, 13484

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26953 and 26968. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26953 and 26968 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26953 and 26968