What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26484 and 26493?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26484 and 26493 is 3.

GCF(26484,26493) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26484 and 26493, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26484 and 26493.

How to find the GCF of 26484 and 26493?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26484 and 26493. After we will calculate the factors of 26484 and 26493 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26484

Prime factors of 26484 are 2, 3, 2207. Prime factorization of 26484 in exponential form is:

26484 = 2² × 3¹ × 2207¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26493

Prime factors of 26493 are 3, 8831. Prime factorization of 26493 in exponential form is:

26493 = 3¹ × 8831¹

Step-3: Factors of 26484

List of positive integer factors of 26484 that divides 26484 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2207, 4414, 6621, 8828, 13242

Step-4: Factors of 26493

List of positive integer factors of 26493 that divides 26484 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26484 and 26493. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26484 and 26493 is 3.

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