What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27161 and 27178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27161 and 27178 is 1.

GCF(27161,27178) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27161 and 27178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27161 and 27178.

How to find the GCF of 27161 and 27178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27161 and 27178. After we will calculate the factors of 27161 and 27178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27161

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

27161 = 157¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27178

Prime factors of 27178 are 2, 107, 127. Prime factorization of 27178 in exponential form is:

27178 = 2¹ × 107¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 27161

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

1, 157, 173

Step-4: Factors of 27178

List of positive integer factors of 27178 that divides 27161 without a remainder.

1, 2, 107, 127, 214, 254, 13589

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27161 and 27178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27161 and 27178 is 1.

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