What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26211 and 26217?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26211 and 26217 is 3.

GCF(26211,26217) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26211 and 26217, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26211 and 26217.

How to find the GCF of 26211 and 26217?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26211 and 26217. After we will calculate the factors of 26211 and 26217 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26211

Prime factors of 26211 are 3, 8737. Prime factorization of 26211 in exponential form is:

26211 = 3¹ × 8737¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26217

Prime factors of 26217 are 3, 971. Prime factorization of 26217 in exponential form is:

26217 = 3³ × 971¹

Step-3: Factors of 26211

List of positive integer factors of 26211 that divides 26211 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8737

Step-4: Factors of 26217

List of positive integer factors of 26217 that divides 26211 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 971, 2913, 8739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26211 and 26217. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26211 and 26217 is 3.

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