What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27279 and 27286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27279 and 27286 is 7.

GCF(27279,27286) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27279 and 27286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27279 and 27286.

How to find the GCF of 27279 and 27286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27279 and 27286. After we will calculate the factors of 27279 and 27286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27279

Prime factors of 27279 are 3, 7, 433. Prime factorization of 27279 in exponential form is:

27279 = 3² × 7¹ × 433¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27286

Prime factors of 27286 are 2, 7, 1949. Prime factorization of 27286 in exponential form is:

27286 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1949¹

Step-3: Factors of 27279

List of positive integer factors of 27279 that divides 27279 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 433, 1299, 3031, 3897, 9093

Step-4: Factors of 27286

List of positive integer factors of 27286 that divides 27279 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1949, 3898, 13643

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27279 and 27286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27279 and 27286 is 7.

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