What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26954 and 26966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26954 and 26966 is 2.

GCF(26954,26966) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26954 and 26966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26954 and 26966.

How to find the GCF of 26954 and 26966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26954 and 26966. After we will calculate the factors of 26954 and 26966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26954

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

26954 = 2¹ × 13477¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26966

Prime factors of 26966 are 2, 97, 139. Prime factorization of 26966 in exponential form is:

26966 = 2¹ × 97¹ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 26954

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

1, 2, 13477

Step-4: Factors of 26966

List of positive integer factors of 26966 that divides 26954 without a remainder.

1, 2, 97, 139, 194, 278, 13483

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26954 and 26966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26954 and 26966 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26954 and 26966