What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27252 and 27264?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27252 and 27264 is 12.

GCF(27252,27264) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27252 and 27264, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27252 and 27264.

How to find the GCF of 27252 and 27264?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27252 and 27264. After we will calculate the factors of 27252 and 27264 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27252

Prime factors of 27252 are 2, 3, 757. Prime factorization of 27252 in exponential form is:

27252 = 2² × 3² × 757¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27264

Prime factors of 27264 are 2, 3, 71. Prime factorization of 27264 in exponential form is:

27264 = 2⁷ × 3¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 27252

List of positive integer factors of 27252 that divides 27252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 757, 1514, 2271, 3028, 4542, 6813, 9084, 13626

Step-4: Factors of 27264

List of positive integer factors of 27264 that divides 27252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 71, 96, 128, 142, 192, 213, 284, 384, 426, 568, 852, 1136, 1704, 2272, 3408, 4544, 6816, 9088, 13632

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27252 and 27264. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27252 and 27264 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 27252 and 27264