What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27142 and 27161?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27142 and 27161 is 1.

GCF(27142,27161) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27142 and 27161, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27142 and 27161.

How to find the GCF of 27142 and 27161?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27142 and 27161. After we will calculate the factors of 27142 and 27161 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27142

Prime factors of 27142 are 2, 41, 331. Prime factorization of 27142 in exponential form is:

27142 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27161

Prime factors of 27161 are 157, 173. Prime factorization of 27161 in exponential form is:

27161 = 157¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 27142

List of positive integer factors of 27142 that divides 27142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 331, 662, 13571

Step-4: Factors of 27161

List of positive integer factors of 27161 that divides 27142 without a remainder.

1, 157, 173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27142 and 27161. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27142 and 27161 is 1.

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