What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26247 and 26259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26247 and 26259 is 3.

GCF(26247,26259) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26247 and 26259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26247 and 26259.

How to find the GCF of 26247 and 26259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26247 and 26259. After we will calculate the factors of 26247 and 26259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26247

Prime factors of 26247 are 3, 13, 673. Prime factorization of 26247 in exponential form is:

26247 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 673¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26259

Prime factors of 26259 are 3, 8753. Prime factorization of 26259 in exponential form is:

26259 = 3¹ × 8753¹

Step-3: Factors of 26247

List of positive integer factors of 26247 that divides 26247 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 673, 2019, 8749

Step-4: Factors of 26259

List of positive integer factors of 26259 that divides 26247 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8753

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26247 and 26259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26247 and 26259 is 3.

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