What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27159 and 27165?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27159 and 27165 is 3.

GCF(27159,27165) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27159 and 27165, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27159 and 27165.

How to find the GCF of 27159 and 27165?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27159 and 27165. After we will calculate the factors of 27159 and 27165 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27159

Prime factors of 27159 are 3, 11, 823. Prime factorization of 27159 in exponential form is:

27159 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 823¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27165

Prime factors of 27165 are 3, 5, 1811. Prime factorization of 27165 in exponential form is:

27165 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 1811¹

Step-3: Factors of 27159

List of positive integer factors of 27159 that divides 27159 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 823, 2469, 9053

Step-4: Factors of 27165

List of positive integer factors of 27165 that divides 27159 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 1811, 5433, 9055

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27159 and 27165. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27159 and 27165 is 3.

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