What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26598 and 26607?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26598 and 26607 is 3.

GCF(26598,26607) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26598 and 26607, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26598 and 26607.

How to find the GCF of 26598 and 26607?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26598 and 26607. After we will calculate the factors of 26598 and 26607 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26598

Prime factors of 26598 are 2, 3, 11, 13, 31. Prime factorization of 26598 in exponential form is:

26598 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26607

Prime factors of 26607 are 3, 7, 181. Prime factorization of 26607 in exponential form is:

26607 = 3¹ × 7² × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 26598

List of positive integer factors of 26598 that divides 26598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 13, 22, 26, 31, 33, 39, 62, 66, 78, 93, 143, 186, 286, 341, 403, 429, 682, 806, 858, 1023, 1209, 2046, 2418, 4433, 8866, 13299

Step-4: Factors of 26607

List of positive integer factors of 26607 that divides 26598 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 49, 147, 181, 543, 1267, 3801, 8869

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26598 and 26607. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26598 and 26607 is 3.

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