What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27036 and 27046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27036 and 27046 is 2.

GCF(27036,27046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27036 and 27046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27036 and 27046.

How to find the GCF of 27036 and 27046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27036 and 27046. After we will calculate the factors of 27036 and 27046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27036

Prime factors of 27036 are 2, 3, 751. Prime factorization of 27036 in exponential form is:

27036 = 2² × 3² × 751¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27046

Prime factors of 27046 are 2, 13523. Prime factorization of 27046 in exponential form is:

27046 = 2¹ × 13523¹

Step-3: Factors of 27036

List of positive integer factors of 27036 that divides 27036 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 751, 1502, 2253, 3004, 4506, 6759, 9012, 13518

Step-4: Factors of 27046

List of positive integer factors of 27046 that divides 27036 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13523

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27036 and 27046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27036 and 27046 is 2.

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