What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27226 and 27231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27226 and 27231 is 1.

GCF(27226,27231) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27226 and 27231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27226 and 27231.

How to find the GCF of 27226 and 27231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27226 and 27231. After we will calculate the factors of 27226 and 27231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27226

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

27226 = 2¹ × 13613¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27231

Prime factors of 27231 are 3, 29, 313. Prime factorization of 27231 in exponential form is:

27231 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 27226

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

1, 2, 13613

Step-4: Factors of 27231

List of positive integer factors of 27231 that divides 27226 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 87, 313, 939, 9077

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27226 and 27231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27226 and 27231 is 1.

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