What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27212 and 27218?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27212 and 27218 is 2.

GCF(27212,27218) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27212 and 27218, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27212 and 27218.

How to find the GCF of 27212 and 27218?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27212 and 27218. After we will calculate the factors of 27212 and 27218 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27212

Prime factors of 27212 are 2, 6803. Prime factorization of 27212 in exponential form is:

27212 = 2² × 6803¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27218

Prime factors of 27218 are 2, 31, 439. Prime factorization of 27218 in exponential form is:

27218 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 439¹

Step-3: Factors of 27212

List of positive integer factors of 27212 that divides 27212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6803, 13606

Step-4: Factors of 27218

List of positive integer factors of 27218 that divides 27212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 439, 878, 13609

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27212 and 27218. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27212 and 27218 is 2.

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