What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27244 and 27251?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27244 and 27251 is 7.

GCF(27244,27251) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27244 and 27251, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27244 and 27251.

How to find the GCF of 27244 and 27251?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27244 and 27251. After we will calculate the factors of 27244 and 27251 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27244

Prime factors of 27244 are 2, 7, 139. Prime factorization of 27244 in exponential form is:

27244 = 2² × 7² × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27251

Prime factors of 27251 are 7, 17, 229. Prime factorization of 27251 in exponential form is:

27251 = 7¹ × 17¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 27244

List of positive integer factors of 27244 that divides 27244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 139, 196, 278, 556, 973, 1946, 3892, 6811, 13622

Step-4: Factors of 27251

List of positive integer factors of 27251 that divides 27244 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17, 119, 229, 1603, 3893

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27244 and 27251. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27244 and 27251 is 7.

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