What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26259 and 26265?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26259 and 26265 is 3.

GCF(26259,26265) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26259 and 26265, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26259 and 26265.

How to find the GCF of 26259 and 26265?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26259 and 26265. After we will calculate the factors of 26259 and 26265 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26259

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

26259 = 3¹ × 8753¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26265

Prime factors of 26265 are 3, 5, 17, 103. Prime factorization of 26265 in exponential form is:

26265 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 26259

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

1, 3, 8753

Step-4: Factors of 26265

List of positive integer factors of 26265 that divides 26259 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 17, 51, 85, 103, 255, 309, 515, 1545, 1751, 5253, 8755

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26259 and 26265. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26259 and 26265 is 3.

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