What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26787 and 26802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26787 and 26802 is 3.

GCF(26787,26802) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26787 and 26802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26787 and 26802.

How to find the GCF of 26787 and 26802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26787 and 26802. After we will calculate the factors of 26787 and 26802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26787

Prime factors of 26787 are 3, 8929. Prime factorization of 26787 in exponential form is:

26787 = 3¹ × 8929¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26802

Prime factors of 26802 are 2, 3, 1489. Prime factorization of 26802 in exponential form is:

26802 = 2¹ × 3² × 1489¹

Step-3: Factors of 26787

List of positive integer factors of 26787 that divides 26787 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8929

Step-4: Factors of 26802

List of positive integer factors of 26802 that divides 26787 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1489, 2978, 4467, 8934, 13401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26787 and 26802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26787 and 26802 is 3.

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