What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27426 and 27441?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27426 and 27441 is 3.

GCF(27426,27441) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27426 and 27441, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27426 and 27441.

How to find the GCF of 27426 and 27441?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27426 and 27441. After we will calculate the factors of 27426 and 27441 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27426

Prime factors of 27426 are 2, 3, 7, 653. Prime factorization of 27426 in exponential form is:

27426 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 653¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27441

Prime factors of 27441 are 3, 3049. Prime factorization of 27441 in exponential form is:

27441 = 3² × 3049¹

Step-3: Factors of 27426

List of positive integer factors of 27426 that divides 27426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 653, 1306, 1959, 3918, 4571, 9142, 13713

Step-4: Factors of 27441

List of positive integer factors of 27441 that divides 27426 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3049, 9147

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27426 and 27441. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27426 and 27441 is 3.

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