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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26742 and 26757?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26742 and 26757 is 3.

GCF(26742,26757) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26742 and 26757, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26742 and 26757.

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How to find the GCF of 26742 and 26757?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26742 and 26757. After we will calculate the factors of 26742 and 26757 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 26757

Prime factors of 26757 are 3, 991. Prime factorization of 26757 in exponential form is:

26757 = 33 × 9911

Step-3: Factors of 26742

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 26757

List of positive integer factors of 26757 that divides 26742 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 991, 2973, 8919

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26742 and 26757. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26742 and 26757 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26742 and 26757