What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27428 and 27434?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27428 and 27434 is 2.

GCF(27428,27434) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27428 and 27434, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27428 and 27434.

How to find the GCF of 27428 and 27434?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27428 and 27434. After we will calculate the factors of 27428 and 27434 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27428

Prime factors of 27428 are 2, 6857. Prime factorization of 27428 in exponential form is:

27428 = 2² × 6857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27434

Prime factors of 27434 are 2, 11, 29, 43. Prime factorization of 27434 in exponential form is:

27434 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 27428

List of positive integer factors of 27428 that divides 27428 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6857, 13714

Step-4: Factors of 27434

List of positive integer factors of 27434 that divides 27428 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 29, 43, 58, 86, 319, 473, 638, 946, 1247, 2494, 13717

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27428 and 27434. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27428 and 27434 is 2.

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