What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26643 and 26652?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26643 and 26652 is 3.

GCF(26643,26652) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26643 and 26652, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26643 and 26652.

How to find the GCF of 26643 and 26652?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26643 and 26652. After we will calculate the factors of 26643 and 26652 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26643

Prime factors of 26643 are 3, 83, 107. Prime factorization of 26643 in exponential form is:

26643 = 3¹ × 83¹ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26652

Prime factors of 26652 are 2, 3, 2221. Prime factorization of 26652 in exponential form is:

26652 = 2² × 3¹ × 2221¹

Step-3: Factors of 26643

List of positive integer factors of 26643 that divides 26643 without a remainder.

1, 3, 83, 107, 249, 321, 8881

Step-4: Factors of 26652

List of positive integer factors of 26652 that divides 26643 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2221, 4442, 6663, 8884, 13326

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26643 and 26652. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26643 and 26652 is 3.

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