What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26972 and 26981?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26972 and 26981 is 1.

GCF(26972,26981) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26972 and 26981, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26972 and 26981.

How to find the GCF of 26972 and 26981?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26972 and 26981. After we will calculate the factors of 26972 and 26981 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26981

Prime factors of 26981 are 26981. Prime factorization of 26981 in exponential form is:

26981 = 26981¹

Step-3: Factors of 26972

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26981

List of positive integer factors of 26981 that divides 26972 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26972 and 26981. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26972 and 26981 is 1.

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