What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27426 and 27444?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27426 and 27444 is 6.

GCF(27426,27444) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27426 and 27444, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27426 and 27444.

How to find the GCF of 27426 and 27444?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27426 and 27444. After we will calculate the factors of 27426 and 27444 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 27444

Prime factors of 27444 are 2, 3, 2287. Prime factorization of 27444 in exponential form is:

27444 = 2² × 3¹ × 2287¹

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 27444

List of positive integer factors of 27444 that divides 27426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2287, 4574, 6861, 9148, 13722

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27426 and 27444. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27426 and 27444 is 6.

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