What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26998 and 27003?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26998 and 27003 is 1.

GCF(26998,27003) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26998 and 27003, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26998 and 27003.

How to find the GCF of 26998 and 27003?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26998 and 27003. After we will calculate the factors of 26998 and 27003 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26998

Prime factors of 26998 are 2, 13499. Prime factorization of 26998 in exponential form is:

26998 = 2¹ × 13499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27003

Prime factors of 27003 are 3, 9001. Prime factorization of 27003 in exponential form is:

27003 = 3¹ × 9001¹

Step-3: Factors of 26998

List of positive integer factors of 26998 that divides 26998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13499

Step-4: Factors of 27003

List of positive integer factors of 27003 that divides 26998 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26998 and 27003. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26998 and 27003 is 1.

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