What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27240 and 27256?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27240 and 27256 is 8.

GCF(27240,27256) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27240 and 27256, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27240 and 27256.

How to find the GCF of 27240 and 27256?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27240 and 27256. After we will calculate the factors of 27240 and 27256 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27240

Prime factors of 27240 are 2, 3, 5, 227. Prime factorization of 27240 in exponential form is:

27240 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27256

Prime factors of 27256 are 2, 3407. Prime factorization of 27256 in exponential form is:

27256 = 2³ × 3407¹

Step-3: Factors of 27240

List of positive integer factors of 27240 that divides 27240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120, 227, 454, 681, 908, 1135, 1362, 1816, 2270, 2724, 3405, 4540, 5448, 6810, 9080, 13620

Step-4: Factors of 27256

List of positive integer factors of 27256 that divides 27240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3407, 6814, 13628

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27240 and 27256. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27240 and 27256 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 27240 and 27256