What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27477 and 27492?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27477 and 27492 is 3.

GCF(27477,27492) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27477 and 27492, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27477 and 27492.

How to find the GCF of 27477 and 27492?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27477 and 27492. After we will calculate the factors of 27477 and 27492 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27477

Prime factors of 27477 are 3, 43, 71. Prime factorization of 27477 in exponential form is:

27477 = 3² × 43¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27492

Prime factors of 27492 are 2, 3, 29, 79. Prime factorization of 27492 in exponential form is:

27492 = 2² × 3¹ × 29¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 27477

List of positive integer factors of 27477 that divides 27477 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 43, 71, 129, 213, 387, 639, 3053, 9159

Step-4: Factors of 27492

List of positive integer factors of 27492 that divides 27477 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 29, 58, 79, 87, 116, 158, 174, 237, 316, 348, 474, 948, 2291, 4582, 6873, 9164, 13746

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27477 and 27492. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27477 and 27492 is 3.

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