What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27272 and 27276?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27272 and 27276 is 4.

GCF(27272,27276) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27272 and 27276, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27272 and 27276.

How to find the GCF of 27272 and 27276?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27272 and 27276. After we will calculate the factors of 27272 and 27276 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 27276

Prime factors of 27276 are 2, 3, 2273. Prime factorization of 27276 in exponential form is:

27276 = 2² × 3¹ × 2273¹

Step-3: Factors of 27272

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 27276

List of positive integer factors of 27276 that divides 27272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2273, 4546, 6819, 9092, 13638

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27272 and 27276. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27272 and 27276 is 4.

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