What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26313 and 26331?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26313 and 26331 is 3.

GCF(26313,26331) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26313 and 26331, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26313 and 26331.

How to find the GCF of 26313 and 26331?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26313 and 26331. After we will calculate the factors of 26313 and 26331 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26313

Prime factors of 26313 are 3, 7, 179. Prime factorization of 26313 in exponential form is:

26313 = 3¹ × 7² × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26331

Prime factors of 26331 are 3, 67, 131. Prime factorization of 26331 in exponential form is:

26331 = 3¹ × 67¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 26313

List of positive integer factors of 26313 that divides 26313 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 49, 147, 179, 537, 1253, 3759, 8771

Step-4: Factors of 26331

List of positive integer factors of 26331 that divides 26313 without a remainder.

1, 3, 67, 131, 201, 393, 8777

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26313 and 26331. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26313 and 26331 is 3.

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