What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26157 and 26163?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26157 and 26163 is 3.

GCF(26157,26163) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26157 and 26163, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26157 and 26163.

How to find the GCF of 26157 and 26163?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26157 and 26163. After we will calculate the factors of 26157 and 26163 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26157

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

26157 = 3¹ × 8719¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26163

Prime factors of 26163 are 3, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 26163 in exponential form is:

26163 = 3⁴ × 17¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 26157

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

1, 3, 8719

Step-4: Factors of 26163

List of positive integer factors of 26163 that divides 26157 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 19, 27, 51, 57, 81, 153, 171, 323, 459, 513, 969, 1377, 1539, 2907, 8721

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26157 and 26163. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26157 and 26163 is 3.

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