What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26979 and 26993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26979 and 26993 is 1.

GCF(26979,26993) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26979 and 26993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26979 and 26993.

How to find the GCF of 26979 and 26993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26979 and 26993. After we will calculate the factors of 26979 and 26993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26979

Prime factors of 26979 are 3, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 26979 in exponential form is:

26979 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 23²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26993

Prime factors of 26993 are 26993. Prime factorization of 26993 in exponential form is:

26993 = 26993¹

Step-3: Factors of 26979

List of positive integer factors of 26979 that divides 26979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 23, 51, 69, 391, 529, 1173, 1587, 8993

Step-4: Factors of 26993

List of positive integer factors of 26993 that divides 26979 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26979 and 26993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26979 and 26993 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26979 and 26993