What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27278 and 27290?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27278 and 27290 is 2.

GCF(27278,27290) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27278 and 27290, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27278 and 27290.

How to find the GCF of 27278 and 27290?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27278 and 27290. After we will calculate the factors of 27278 and 27290 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27278

Prime factors of 27278 are 2, 23, 593. Prime factorization of 27278 in exponential form is:

27278 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27290

Prime factors of 27290 are 2, 5, 2729. Prime factorization of 27290 in exponential form is:

27290 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2729¹

Step-3: Factors of 27278

List of positive integer factors of 27278 that divides 27278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 593, 1186, 13639

Step-4: Factors of 27290

List of positive integer factors of 27290 that divides 27278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2729, 5458, 13645

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27278 and 27290. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27278 and 27290 is 2.

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