What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27266 and 27272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27266 and 27272 is 2.

GCF(27266,27272) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27266 and 27272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27266 and 27272.

How to find the GCF of 27266 and 27272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27266 and 27272. After we will calculate the factors of 27266 and 27272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27266

Prime factors of 27266 are 2, 13633. Prime factorization of 27266 in exponential form is:

27266 = 2¹ × 13633¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27272

Prime factors of 27272 are 2, 7, 487. Prime factorization of 27272 in exponential form is:

27272 = 2³ × 7¹ × 487¹

Step-3: Factors of 27266

List of positive integer factors of 27266 that divides 27266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13633

Step-4: Factors of 27272

List of positive integer factors of 27272 that divides 27266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 487, 974, 1948, 3409, 3896, 6818, 13636

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27266 and 27272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27266 and 27272 is 2.

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