What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26803 and 26817?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26803 and 26817 is 7.

GCF(26803,26817) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26803 and 26817, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26803 and 26817.

How to find the GCF of 26803 and 26817?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26803 and 26817. After we will calculate the factors of 26803 and 26817 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26803

Prime factors of 26803 are 7, 547. Prime factorization of 26803 in exponential form is:

26803 = 7² × 547¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26817

Prime factors of 26817 are 3, 7, 1277. Prime factorization of 26817 in exponential form is:

26817 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1277¹

Step-3: Factors of 26803

List of positive integer factors of 26803 that divides 26803 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 547, 3829

Step-4: Factors of 26817

List of positive integer factors of 26817 that divides 26803 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1277, 3831, 8939

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26803 and 26817. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26803 and 26817 is 7.

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