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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26931 and 26943?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26931 and 26943 is 3.

GCF(26931,26943) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26931 and 26943, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26931 and 26943.

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How to find the GCF of 26931 and 26943?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26931 and 26943. After we will calculate the factors of 26931 and 26943 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26931

Prime factors of 26931 are 3, 47, 191. Prime factorization of 26931 in exponential form is:

26931 = 31 × 471 × 1911

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26943

Prime factors of 26943 are 3, 7, 1283. Prime factorization of 26943 in exponential form is:

26943 = 31 × 71 × 12831

Step-3: Factors of 26931

List of positive integer factors of 26931 that divides 26931 without a remainder.

1, 3, 47, 141, 191, 573, 8977

Step-4: Factors of 26943

List of positive integer factors of 26943 that divides 26931 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1283, 3849, 8981

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26931 and 26943. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26931 and 26943 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 26931 and 26943