What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26969 and 26974?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26969 and 26974 is 1.

GCF(26969,26974) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26969 and 26974, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26969 and 26974.

How to find the GCF of 26969 and 26974?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26969 and 26974. After we will calculate the factors of 26969 and 26974 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26969

Prime factors of 26969 are 149, 181. Prime factorization of 26969 in exponential form is:

26969 = 149¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26974

Prime factors of 26974 are 2, 13487. Prime factorization of 26974 in exponential form is:

26974 = 2¹ × 13487¹

Step-3: Factors of 26969

List of positive integer factors of 26969 that divides 26969 without a remainder.

1, 149, 181

Step-4: Factors of 26974

List of positive integer factors of 26974 that divides 26969 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13487

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26969 and 26974. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26969 and 26974 is 1.

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