What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27256 and 27262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27256 and 27262 is 2.

GCF(27256,27262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27256 and 27262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27256 and 27262.

How to find the GCF of 27256 and 27262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27256 and 27262. After we will calculate the factors of 27256 and 27262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27256

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

27256 = 2³ × 3407¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27262

Prime factors of 27262 are 2, 43, 317. Prime factorization of 27262 in exponential form is:

27262 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 317¹

Step-3: Factors of 27256

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 27262

List of positive integer factors of 27262 that divides 27256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 317, 634, 13631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27256 and 27262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27256 and 27262 is 2.

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