What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26988 and 27000?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26988 and 27000 is 12.

GCF(26988,27000) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26988 and 27000, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26988 and 27000.

How to find the GCF of 26988 and 27000?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26988 and 27000. After we will calculate the factors of 26988 and 27000 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26988

Prime factors of 26988 are 2, 3, 13, 173. Prime factorization of 26988 in exponential form is:

26988 = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27000

Prime factors of 27000 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 27000 in exponential form is:

27000 = 2³ × 3³ × 5³

Step-3: Factors of 26988

List of positive integer factors of 26988 that divides 26988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 26, 39, 52, 78, 156, 173, 346, 519, 692, 1038, 2076, 2249, 4498, 6747, 8996, 13494

Step-4: Factors of 27000

List of positive integer factors of 27000 that divides 26988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 25, 27, 30, 36, 40, 45, 50, 54, 60, 72, 75, 90, 100, 108, 120, 125, 135, 150, 180, 200, 216, 225, 250, 270, 300, 360, 375, 450, 500, 540, 600, 675, 750, 900, 1000, 1080, 1125, 1350, 1500, 1800, 2250, 2700, 3000, 3375, 4500, 5400, 6750, 9000, 13500

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26988 and 27000. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26988 and 27000 is 12.

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