What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26997 and 27002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26997 and 27002 is 1.

GCF(26997,27002) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26997 and 27002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26997 and 27002.

How to find the GCF of 26997 and 27002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26997 and 27002. After we will calculate the factors of 26997 and 27002 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26997

Prime factors of 26997 are 3, 8999. Prime factorization of 26997 in exponential form is:

26997 = 3¹ × 8999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27002

Prime factors of 27002 are 2, 23, 587. Prime factorization of 27002 in exponential form is:

27002 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 587¹

Step-3: Factors of 26997

List of positive integer factors of 26997 that divides 26997 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8999

Step-4: Factors of 27002

List of positive integer factors of 27002 that divides 26997 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 587, 1174, 13501

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26997 and 27002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26997 and 27002 is 1.

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