What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27342 and 27359?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27342 and 27359 is 1.

GCF(27342,27359) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27342 and 27359, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27342 and 27359.

How to find the GCF of 27342 and 27359?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27342 and 27359. After we will calculate the factors of 27342 and 27359 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27342

Prime factors of 27342 are 2, 3, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 27342 in exponential form is:

27342 = 2¹ × 3² × 7² × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27359

Prime factors of 27359 are 109, 251. Prime factorization of 27359 in exponential form is:

27359 = 109¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 27342

List of positive integer factors of 27342 that divides 27342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 31, 42, 49, 62, 63, 93, 98, 126, 147, 186, 217, 279, 294, 434, 441, 558, 651, 882, 1302, 1519, 1953, 3038, 3906, 4557, 9114, 13671

Step-4: Factors of 27359

List of positive integer factors of 27359 that divides 27342 without a remainder.

1, 109, 251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27342 and 27359. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27342 and 27359 is 1.

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