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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26727 and 26742?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26727 and 26742 is 3.

GCF(26727,26742) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26727 and 26742, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26727 and 26742.

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How to find the GCF of 26727 and 26742?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26727 and 26742. After we will calculate the factors of 26727 and 26742 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 26742

Prime factors of 26742 are 2, 3, 4457. Prime factorization of 26742 in exponential form is:

26742 = 21 × 31 × 44571

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 26742

List of positive integer factors of 26742 that divides 26727 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4457, 8914, 13371

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26727 and 26742. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26727 and 26742 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26727 and 26742