What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26523 and 26541?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26523 and 26541 is 9.

GCF(26523,26541) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26523 and 26541, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26523 and 26541.

How to find the GCF of 26523 and 26541?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26523 and 26541. After we will calculate the factors of 26523 and 26541 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26523

Prime factors of 26523 are 3, 7, 421. Prime factorization of 26523 in exponential form is:

26523 = 3² × 7¹ × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26541

Prime factors of 26541 are 3, 983. Prime factorization of 26541 in exponential form is:

26541 = 3³ × 983¹

Step-3: Factors of 26523

List of positive integer factors of 26523 that divides 26523 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 421, 1263, 2947, 3789, 8841

Step-4: Factors of 26541

List of positive integer factors of 26541 that divides 26523 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 983, 2949, 8847

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26523 and 26541. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26523 and 26541 is 9.

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