What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26001 and 26007?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26001 and 26007 is 3.

GCF(26001,26007) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26001 and 26007, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26001 and 26007.

How to find the GCF of 26001 and 26007?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26001 and 26007. After we will calculate the factors of 26001 and 26007 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26001

Prime factors of 26001 are 3, 107. Prime factorization of 26001 in exponential form is:

26001 = 3⁵ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26007

Prime factors of 26007 are 3, 8669. Prime factorization of 26007 in exponential form is:

26007 = 3¹ × 8669¹

Step-3: Factors of 26001

List of positive integer factors of 26001 that divides 26001 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 107, 243, 321, 963, 2889, 8667

Step-4: Factors of 26007

List of positive integer factors of 26007 that divides 26001 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8669

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26001 and 26007. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26001 and 26007 is 3.

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