What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26990 and 27009?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26990 and 27009 is 1.

GCF(26990,27009) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26990 and 27009, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26990 and 27009.

How to find the GCF of 26990 and 27009?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26990 and 27009. After we will calculate the factors of 26990 and 27009 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26990

Prime factors of 26990 are 2, 5, 2699. Prime factorization of 26990 in exponential form is:

26990 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2699¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27009

Prime factors of 27009 are 3, 3001. Prime factorization of 27009 in exponential form is:

27009 = 3² × 3001¹

Step-3: Factors of 26990

List of positive integer factors of 26990 that divides 26990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2699, 5398, 13495

Step-4: Factors of 27009

List of positive integer factors of 27009 that divides 26990 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3001, 9003

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26990 and 27009. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26990 and 27009 is 1.

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