What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27492 and 27501?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27492 and 27501 is 3.

GCF(27492,27501) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27492 and 27501, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27492 and 27501.

How to find the GCF of 27492 and 27501?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27492 and 27501. After we will calculate the factors of 27492 and 27501 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 27501

Prime factors of 27501 are 3, 89, 103. Prime factorization of 27501 in exponential form is:

27501 = 3¹ × 89¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 27492

List of positive integer factors of 27492 that divides 27492 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

Step-4: Factors of 27501

List of positive integer factors of 27501 that divides 27492 without a remainder.

1, 3, 89, 103, 267, 309, 9167

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27492 and 27501. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27492 and 27501 is 3.

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