What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26649 and 26655?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26649 and 26655 is 3.

GCF(26649,26655) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26649 and 26655, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26649 and 26655.

How to find the GCF of 26649 and 26655?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26649 and 26655. After we will calculate the factors of 26649 and 26655 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26649

Prime factors of 26649 are 3, 7, 47. Prime factorization of 26649 in exponential form is:

26649 = 3⁴ × 7¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26655

Prime factors of 26655 are 3, 5, 1777. Prime factorization of 26655 in exponential form is:

26655 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 1777¹

Step-3: Factors of 26649

List of positive integer factors of 26649 that divides 26649 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 47, 63, 81, 141, 189, 329, 423, 567, 987, 1269, 2961, 3807, 8883

Step-4: Factors of 26655

List of positive integer factors of 26655 that divides 26649 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 1777, 5331, 8885

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26649 and 26655. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26649 and 26655 is 3.

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