What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26709 and 26727?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26709 and 26727 is 3.

GCF(26709,26727) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26709 and 26727, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26709 and 26727.

How to find the GCF of 26709 and 26727?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26709 and 26727. After we will calculate the factors of 26709 and 26727 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26709

Prime factors of 26709 are 3, 29, 307. Prime factorization of 26709 in exponential form is:

26709 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26727

Prime factors of 26727 are 3, 59, 151. Prime factorization of 26727 in exponential form is:

26727 = 3¹ × 59¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 26709

List of positive integer factors of 26709 that divides 26709 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 87, 307, 921, 8903

Step-4: Factors of 26727

List of positive integer factors of 26727 that divides 26709 without a remainder.

1, 3, 59, 151, 177, 453, 8909

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26709 and 26727. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26709 and 26727 is 3.

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