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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27442 and 27462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27442 and 27462 is 2.

GCF(27442,27462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27442 and 27462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27442 and 27462.

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How to find the GCF of 27442 and 27462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27442 and 27462. After we will calculate the factors of 27442 and 27462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27442

Prime factors of 27442 are 2, 13721. Prime factorization of 27442 in exponential form is:

27442 = 21 × 137211

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27462

Prime factors of 27462 are 2, 3, 23, 199. Prime factorization of 27462 in exponential form is:

27462 = 21 × 31 × 231 × 1991

Step-3: Factors of 27442

List of positive integer factors of 27442 that divides 27442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13721

Step-4: Factors of 27462

List of positive integer factors of 27462 that divides 27442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 23, 46, 69, 138, 199, 398, 597, 1194, 4577, 9154, 13731

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27442 and 27462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27442 and 27462 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 27442 and 27462