What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26996 and 27010?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26996 and 27010 is 2.

GCF(26996,27010) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26996 and 27010, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26996 and 27010.

How to find the GCF of 26996 and 27010?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26996 and 27010. After we will calculate the factors of 26996 and 27010 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26996

Prime factors of 26996 are 2, 17, 397. Prime factorization of 26996 in exponential form is:

26996 = 2² × 17¹ × 397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27010

Prime factors of 27010 are 2, 5, 37, 73. Prime factorization of 27010 in exponential form is:

27010 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 37¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 26996

List of positive integer factors of 26996 that divides 26996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 397, 794, 1588, 6749, 13498

Step-4: Factors of 27010

List of positive integer factors of 27010 that divides 26996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 37, 73, 74, 146, 185, 365, 370, 730, 2701, 5402, 13505

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26996 and 27010. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26996 and 27010 is 2.

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