What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27496 and 27508?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27496 and 27508 is 4.

GCF(27496,27508) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27496 and 27508, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27496 and 27508.

How to find the GCF of 27496 and 27508?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27496 and 27508. After we will calculate the factors of 27496 and 27508 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27496

Prime factors of 27496 are 2, 7, 491. Prime factorization of 27496 in exponential form is:

27496 = 2³ × 7¹ × 491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27508

Prime factors of 27508 are 2, 13, 23. Prime factorization of 27508 in exponential form is:

27508 = 2² × 13¹ × 23²

Step-3: Factors of 27496

List of positive integer factors of 27496 that divides 27496 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 491, 982, 1964, 3437, 3928, 6874, 13748

Step-4: Factors of 27508

List of positive integer factors of 27508 that divides 27496 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 23, 26, 46, 52, 92, 299, 529, 598, 1058, 1196, 2116, 6877, 13754

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27496 and 27508. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27496 and 27508 is 4.

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