What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26727 and 26739?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26727 and 26739 is 3.

GCF(26727,26739) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26727 and 26739, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26727 and 26739.

How to find the GCF of 26727 and 26739?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26727 and 26739. After we will calculate the factors of 26727 and 26739 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26739

Prime factors of 26739 are 3, 2971. Prime factorization of 26739 in exponential form is:

26739 = 3² × 2971¹

Step-3: Factors of 26727

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26739

List of positive integer factors of 26739 that divides 26727 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2971, 8913

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26727 and 26739. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26727 and 26739 is 3.

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