What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26472 and 26481?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26472 and 26481 is 3.

GCF(26472,26481) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26472 and 26481, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26472 and 26481.

How to find the GCF of 26472 and 26481?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26472 and 26481. After we will calculate the factors of 26472 and 26481 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26472

Prime factors of 26472 are 2, 3, 1103. Prime factorization of 26472 in exponential form is:

26472 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26481

Prime factors of 26481 are 3, 7, 13, 97. Prime factorization of 26481 in exponential form is:

26481 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 26472

List of positive integer factors of 26472 that divides 26472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1103, 2206, 3309, 4412, 6618, 8824, 13236

Step-4: Factors of 26481

List of positive integer factors of 26481 that divides 26472 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 39, 91, 97, 273, 291, 679, 1261, 2037, 3783, 8827

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26472 and 26481. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26472 and 26481 is 3.

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