What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27458 and 27476?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27458 and 27476 is 2.

GCF(27458,27476) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27458 and 27476, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27458 and 27476.

How to find the GCF of 27458 and 27476?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27458 and 27476. After we will calculate the factors of 27458 and 27476 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27458

Prime factors of 27458 are 2, 13729. Prime factorization of 27458 in exponential form is:

27458 = 2¹ × 13729¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27476

Prime factors of 27476 are 2, 6869. Prime factorization of 27476 in exponential form is:

27476 = 2² × 6869¹

Step-3: Factors of 27458

List of positive integer factors of 27458 that divides 27458 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13729

Step-4: Factors of 27476

List of positive integer factors of 27476 that divides 27458 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6869, 13738

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27458 and 27476. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27458 and 27476 is 2.

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