What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26262 and 26277?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26262 and 26277 is 3.

GCF(26262,26277) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26262 and 26277, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26262 and 26277.

How to find the GCF of 26262 and 26277?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26262 and 26277. After we will calculate the factors of 26262 and 26277 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26262

Prime factors of 26262 are 2, 3, 1459. Prime factorization of 26262 in exponential form is:

26262 = 2¹ × 3² × 1459¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26277

Prime factors of 26277 are 3, 19, 461. Prime factorization of 26277 in exponential form is:

26277 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 461¹

Step-3: Factors of 26262

List of positive integer factors of 26262 that divides 26262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1459, 2918, 4377, 8754, 13131

Step-4: Factors of 26277

List of positive integer factors of 26277 that divides 26262 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 461, 1383, 8759

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26262 and 26277. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26262 and 26277 is 3.

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