What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26439 and 26451?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26439 and 26451 is 3.

GCF(26439,26451) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26439 and 26451, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26439 and 26451.

How to find the GCF of 26439 and 26451?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26439 and 26451. After we will calculate the factors of 26439 and 26451 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26439

Prime factors of 26439 are 3, 7, 1259. Prime factorization of 26439 in exponential form is:

26439 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1259¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26451

Prime factors of 26451 are 3, 2939. Prime factorization of 26451 in exponential form is:

26451 = 3² × 2939¹

Step-3: Factors of 26439

List of positive integer factors of 26439 that divides 26439 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1259, 3777, 8813

Step-4: Factors of 26451

List of positive integer factors of 26451 that divides 26439 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2939, 8817

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26439 and 26451. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26439 and 26451 is 3.

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