What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26139 and 26157?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26139 and 26157 is 3.

GCF(26139,26157) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26139 and 26157, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26139 and 26157.

How to find the GCF of 26139 and 26157?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26139 and 26157. After we will calculate the factors of 26139 and 26157 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26139

Prime factors of 26139 are 3, 8713. Prime factorization of 26139 in exponential form is:

26139 = 3¹ × 8713¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26157

Prime factors of 26157 are 3, 8719. Prime factorization of 26157 in exponential form is:

26157 = 3¹ × 8719¹

Step-3: Factors of 26139

List of positive integer factors of 26139 that divides 26139 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8713

Step-4: Factors of 26157

List of positive integer factors of 26157 that divides 26139 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8719

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26139 and 26157. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26139 and 26157 is 3.

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