What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26995 and 27015?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26995 and 27015 is 5.

GCF(26995,27015) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26995 and 27015, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26995 and 27015.

How to find the GCF of 26995 and 27015?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26995 and 27015. After we will calculate the factors of 26995 and 27015 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26995

Prime factors of 26995 are 5, 5399. Prime factorization of 26995 in exponential form is:

26995 = 5¹ × 5399¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27015

Prime factors of 27015 are 3, 5, 1801. Prime factorization of 27015 in exponential form is:

27015 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 1801¹

Step-3: Factors of 26995

List of positive integer factors of 26995 that divides 26995 without a remainder.

1, 5, 5399

Step-4: Factors of 27015

List of positive integer factors of 27015 that divides 26995 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 1801, 5403, 9005

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26995 and 27015. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26995 and 27015 is 5.

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