What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27257 and 27268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27257 and 27268 is 1.

GCF(27257,27268) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27257 and 27268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27257 and 27268.

How to find the GCF of 27257 and 27268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27257 and 27268. After we will calculate the factors of 27257 and 27268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27257

Prime factors of 27257 are 97, 281. Prime factorization of 27257 in exponential form is:

27257 = 97¹ × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27268

Prime factors of 27268 are 2, 17, 401. Prime factorization of 27268 in exponential form is:

27268 = 2² × 17¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 27257

List of positive integer factors of 27257 that divides 27257 without a remainder.

1, 97, 281

Step-4: Factors of 27268

List of positive integer factors of 27268 that divides 27257 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 401, 802, 1604, 6817, 13634

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27257 and 27268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27257 and 27268 is 1.

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