What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26607 and 26621?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26607 and 26621 is 7.

GCF(26607,26621) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26607 and 26621, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26607 and 26621.

How to find the GCF of 26607 and 26621?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26607 and 26621. After we will calculate the factors of 26607 and 26621 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26621

Prime factors of 26621 are 7, 3803. Prime factorization of 26621 in exponential form is:

26621 = 7¹ × 3803¹

Step-3: Factors of 26607

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26621

List of positive integer factors of 26621 that divides 26607 without a remainder.

1, 7, 3803

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26607 and 26621. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26607 and 26621 is 7.

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