What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26631 and 26637?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26631 and 26637 is 3.

GCF(26631,26637) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26631 and 26637, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26631 and 26637.

How to find the GCF of 26631 and 26637?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26631 and 26637. After we will calculate the factors of 26631 and 26637 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26631

Prime factors of 26631 are 3, 11, 269. Prime factorization of 26631 in exponential form is:

26631 = 3² × 11¹ × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26637

Prime factors of 26637 are 3, 13, 683. Prime factorization of 26637 in exponential form is:

26637 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 683¹

Step-3: Factors of 26631

List of positive integer factors of 26631 that divides 26631 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 99, 269, 807, 2421, 2959, 8877

Step-4: Factors of 26637

List of positive integer factors of 26637 that divides 26631 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 683, 2049, 8879

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26631 and 26637. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26631 and 26637 is 3.

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