What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27242 and 27259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27242 and 27259 is 1.

GCF(27242,27259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27242 and 27259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27242 and 27259.

How to find the GCF of 27242 and 27259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27242 and 27259. After we will calculate the factors of 27242 and 27259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27242

Prime factors of 27242 are 2, 53, 257. Prime factorization of 27242 in exponential form is:

27242 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27259

Prime factors of 27259 are 27259. Prime factorization of 27259 in exponential form is:

27259 = 27259¹

Step-3: Factors of 27242

List of positive integer factors of 27242 that divides 27242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 257, 514, 13621

Step-4: Factors of 27259

List of positive integer factors of 27259 that divides 27242 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27242 and 27259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27242 and 27259 is 1.

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