What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26343 and 26361?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26343 and 26361 is 9.

GCF(26343,26361) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26343 and 26361, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26343 and 26361.

How to find the GCF of 26343 and 26361?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26343 and 26361. After we will calculate the factors of 26343 and 26361 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26343

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

26343 = 3² × 2927¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26361

Prime factors of 26361 are 3, 29, 101. Prime factorization of 26361 in exponential form is:

26361 = 3² × 29¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 26343

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

1, 3, 9, 2927, 8781

Step-4: Factors of 26361

List of positive integer factors of 26361 that divides 26343 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 29, 87, 101, 261, 303, 909, 2929, 8787

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26343 and 26361. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26343 and 26361 is 9.

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