What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26409 and 26427?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26409 and 26427 is 3.

GCF(26409,26427) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26409 and 26427, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26409 and 26427.

How to find the GCF of 26409 and 26427?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26409 and 26427. After we will calculate the factors of 26409 and 26427 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26409

Prime factors of 26409 are 3, 8803. Prime factorization of 26409 in exponential form is:

26409 = 3¹ × 8803¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26427

Prime factors of 26427 are 3, 23, 383. Prime factorization of 26427 in exponential form is:

26427 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 26409

List of positive integer factors of 26409 that divides 26409 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8803

Step-4: Factors of 26427

List of positive integer factors of 26427 that divides 26409 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 383, 1149, 8809

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26409 and 26427. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26409 and 26427 is 3.

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