What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2715 and 2727?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2715 and 2727 is 3.

GCF(2715,2727) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2715 and 2727, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2715 and 2727.

How to find the GCF of 2715 and 2727?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2715 and 2727. After we will calculate the factors of 2715 and 2727 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2715

Prime factors of 2715 are 3, 5, 181. Prime factorization of 2715 in exponential form is:

2715 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2727

Prime factors of 2727 are 3, 101. Prime factorization of 2727 in exponential form is:

2727 = 3³ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 2715

List of positive integer factors of 2715 that divides 2715 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 181, 543, 905

Step-4: Factors of 2727

List of positive integer factors of 2727 that divides 2715 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 101, 303, 909

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2715 and 2727. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2715 and 2727 is 3.

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