What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26967 and 26972?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26967 and 26972 is 1.

GCF(26967,26972) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26967 and 26972, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26967 and 26972.

How to find the GCF of 26967 and 26972?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26967 and 26972. After we will calculate the factors of 26967 and 26972 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26967

Prime factors of 26967 are 3, 89, 101. Prime factorization of 26967 in exponential form is:

26967 = 3¹ × 89¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26972

Prime factors of 26972 are 2, 11, 613. Prime factorization of 26972 in exponential form is:

26972 = 2² × 11¹ × 613¹

Step-3: Factors of 26967

List of positive integer factors of 26967 that divides 26967 without a remainder.

1, 3, 89, 101, 267, 303, 8989

Step-4: Factors of 26972

List of positive integer factors of 26972 that divides 26967 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 613, 1226, 2452, 6743, 13486

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26967 and 26972. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26967 and 26972 is 1.

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