What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26553 and 26559?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26553 and 26559 is 3.

GCF(26553,26559) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26553 and 26559, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26553 and 26559.

How to find the GCF of 26553 and 26559?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26553 and 26559. After we will calculate the factors of 26553 and 26559 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26553

Prime factors of 26553 are 3, 53, 167. Prime factorization of 26553 in exponential form is:

26553 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26559

Prime factors of 26559 are 3, 13, 227. Prime factorization of 26559 in exponential form is:

26559 = 3² × 13¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 26553

List of positive integer factors of 26553 that divides 26553 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 159, 167, 501, 8851

Step-4: Factors of 26559

List of positive integer factors of 26559 that divides 26553 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 39, 117, 227, 681, 2043, 2951, 8853

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26553 and 26559. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26553 and 26559 is 3.

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