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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26958 and 26968?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26958 and 26968 is 2.

GCF(26958,26968) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26958 and 26968, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26958 and 26968.

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How to find the GCF of 26958 and 26968?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26958 and 26968. After we will calculate the factors of 26958 and 26968 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-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 26958

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26968

List of positive integer factors of 26968 that divides 26958 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26958 and 26968. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26958 and 26968 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26958 and 26968