What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27436 and 27455?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27436 and 27455 is 19.

GCF(27436,27455) = 19

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27436 and 27455, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27436 and 27455.

How to find the GCF of 27436 and 27455?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27436 and 27455. After we will calculate the factors of 27436 and 27455 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27436

Prime factors of 27436 are 2, 19. Prime factorization of 27436 in exponential form is:

27436 = 2² × 19³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27455

Prime factors of 27455 are 5, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 27455 in exponential form is:

27455 = 5¹ × 17² × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 27436

List of positive integer factors of 27436 that divides 27436 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 361, 722, 1444, 6859, 13718

Step-4: Factors of 27455

List of positive integer factors of 27455 that divides 27436 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17, 19, 85, 95, 289, 323, 1445, 1615, 5491

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27436 and 27455. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27436 and 27455 is 19.

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