What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27431 and 27438?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27431 and 27438 is 1.

GCF(27431,27438) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27431 and 27438, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27431 and 27438.

How to find the GCF of 27431 and 27438?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27431 and 27438. After we will calculate the factors of 27431 and 27438 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27431

Prime factors of 27431 are 27431. Prime factorization of 27431 in exponential form is:

27431 = 27431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27438

Prime factors of 27438 are 2, 3, 17, 269. Prime factorization of 27438 in exponential form is:

27438 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 27431

List of positive integer factors of 27431 that divides 27431 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 27438

List of positive integer factors of 27438 that divides 27431 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 269, 538, 807, 1614, 4573, 9146, 13719

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27431 and 27438. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27431 and 27438 is 1.

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