What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26993 and 27012?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26993 and 27012 is 1.

GCF(26993,27012) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26993 and 27012, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26993 and 27012.

How to find the GCF of 26993 and 27012?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26993 and 27012. After we will calculate the factors of 26993 and 27012 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26993

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

26993 = 26993¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27012

Prime factors of 27012 are 2, 3, 2251. Prime factorization of 27012 in exponential form is:

27012 = 2² × 3¹ × 2251¹

Step-3: Factors of 26993

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

Step-4: Factors of 27012

List of positive integer factors of 27012 that divides 26993 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2251, 4502, 6753, 9004, 13506

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26993 and 27012. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26993 and 27012 is 1.

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