What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26481 and 26487?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26481 and 26487 is 3.

GCF(26481,26487) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26481 and 26487, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26481 and 26487.

How to find the GCF of 26481 and 26487?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26481 and 26487. After we will calculate the factors of 26481 and 26487 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26487

Prime factors of 26487 are 3, 109. Prime factorization of 26487 in exponential form is:

26487 = 3⁵ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 26481

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26487

List of positive integer factors of 26487 that divides 26481 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 109, 243, 327, 981, 2943, 8829

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26481 and 26487. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26481 and 26487 is 3.

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