What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26061 and 26073?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26061 and 26073 is 3.

GCF(26061,26073) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26061 and 26073, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26061 and 26073.

How to find the GCF of 26061 and 26073?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26061 and 26073. After we will calculate the factors of 26061 and 26073 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26061

Prime factors of 26061 are 3, 7, 17, 73. Prime factorization of 26061 in exponential form is:

26061 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26073

Prime factors of 26073 are 3, 2897. Prime factorization of 26073 in exponential form is:

26073 = 3² × 2897¹

Step-3: Factors of 26061

List of positive integer factors of 26061 that divides 26061 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 51, 73, 119, 219, 357, 511, 1241, 1533, 3723, 8687

Step-4: Factors of 26073

List of positive integer factors of 26073 that divides 26061 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2897, 8691

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26061 and 26073. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26061 and 26073 is 3.

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