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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26529 and 26538?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26529 and 26538 is 3.

GCF(26529,26538) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26529 and 26538, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26529 and 26538.

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How to find the GCF of 26529 and 26538?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26529 and 26538. After we will calculate the factors of 26529 and 26538 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26529

Prime factors of 26529 are 3, 37, 239. Prime factorization of 26529 in exponential form is:

26529 = 31 × 371 × 2391

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26538

Prime factors of 26538 are 2, 3, 4423. Prime factorization of 26538 in exponential form is:

26538 = 21 × 31 × 44231

Step-3: Factors of 26529

List of positive integer factors of 26529 that divides 26529 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 111, 239, 717, 8843

Step-4: Factors of 26538

List of positive integer factors of 26538 that divides 26529 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4423, 8846, 13269

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26529 and 26538. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26529 and 26538 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26529 and 26538