What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27186 and 27198?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27186 and 27198 is 6.

GCF(27186,27198) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27186 and 27198, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27186 and 27198.

How to find the GCF of 27186 and 27198?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27186 and 27198. After we will calculate the factors of 27186 and 27198 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27186

Prime factors of 27186 are 2, 3, 23, 197. Prime factorization of 27186 in exponential form is:

27186 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27198

Prime factors of 27198 are 2, 3, 1511. Prime factorization of 27198 in exponential form is:

27198 = 2¹ × 3² × 1511¹

Step-3: Factors of 27186

List of positive integer factors of 27186 that divides 27186 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 23, 46, 69, 138, 197, 394, 591, 1182, 4531, 9062, 13593

Step-4: Factors of 27198

List of positive integer factors of 27198 that divides 27186 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1511, 3022, 4533, 9066, 13599

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27186 and 27198. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27186 and 27198 is 6.

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