What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27220 and 27226?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27220 and 27226 is 2.

GCF(27220,27226) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27220 and 27226, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27220 and 27226.

How to find the GCF of 27220 and 27226?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27220 and 27226. After we will calculate the factors of 27220 and 27226 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27220

Prime factors of 27220 are 2, 5, 1361. Prime factorization of 27220 in exponential form is:

27220 = 2² × 5¹ × 1361¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27226

Prime factors of 27226 are 2, 13613. Prime factorization of 27226 in exponential form is:

27226 = 2¹ × 13613¹

Step-3: Factors of 27220

List of positive integer factors of 27220 that divides 27220 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1361, 2722, 5444, 6805, 13610

Step-4: Factors of 27226

List of positive integer factors of 27226 that divides 27220 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13613

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27220 and 27226. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27220 and 27226 is 2.

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