What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26996 and 27013?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26996 and 27013 is 17.

GCF(26996,27013) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26996 and 27013, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26996 and 27013.

How to find the GCF of 26996 and 27013?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26996 and 27013. After we will calculate the factors of 26996 and 27013 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 27013

Prime factors of 27013 are 7, 17, 227. Prime factorization of 27013 in exponential form is:

27013 = 7¹ × 17¹ × 227¹

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 27013

List of positive integer factors of 27013 that divides 26996 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17, 119, 227, 1589, 3859

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26996 and 27013. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26996 and 27013 is 17.

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