What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26331 and 26343?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26331 and 26343 is 3.

GCF(26331,26343) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26331 and 26343, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26331 and 26343.

How to find the GCF of 26331 and 26343?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26331 and 26343. After we will calculate the factors of 26331 and 26343 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26343

Prime factors of 26343 are 3, 2927. Prime factorization of 26343 in exponential form is:

26343 = 3² × 2927¹

Step-3: Factors of 26331

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26343

List of positive integer factors of 26343 that divides 26331 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2927, 8781

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26331 and 26343. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26331 and 26343 is 3.

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