What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27111 and 27117?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27111 and 27117 is 3.

GCF(27111,27117) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27111 and 27117, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27111 and 27117.

How to find the GCF of 27111 and 27117?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27111 and 27117. After we will calculate the factors of 27111 and 27117 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27111

Prime factors of 27111 are 3, 7, 1291. Prime factorization of 27111 in exponential form is:

27111 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1291¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27117

Prime factors of 27117 are 3, 23, 131. Prime factorization of 27117 in exponential form is:

27117 = 3² × 23¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 27111

List of positive integer factors of 27111 that divides 27111 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1291, 3873, 9037

Step-4: Factors of 27117

List of positive integer factors of 27117 that divides 27111 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 23, 69, 131, 207, 393, 1179, 3013, 9039

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27111 and 27117. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27111 and 27117 is 3.

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