What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27340 and 27346?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27340 and 27346 is 2.

GCF(27340,27346) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27340 and 27346, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27340 and 27346.

How to find the GCF of 27340 and 27346?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27340 and 27346. After we will calculate the factors of 27340 and 27346 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27340

Prime factors of 27340 are 2, 5, 1367. Prime factorization of 27340 in exponential form is:

27340 = 2² × 5¹ × 1367¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27346

Prime factors of 27346 are 2, 11, 113. Prime factorization of 27346 in exponential form is:

27346 = 2¹ × 11² × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 27340

List of positive integer factors of 27340 that divides 27340 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1367, 2734, 5468, 6835, 13670

Step-4: Factors of 27346

List of positive integer factors of 27346 that divides 27340 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 113, 121, 226, 242, 1243, 2486, 13673

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27340 and 27346. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27340 and 27346 is 2.

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