What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27526 and 27546?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27526 and 27546 is 2.

GCF(27526,27546) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27526 and 27546, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27526 and 27546.

How to find the GCF of 27526 and 27546?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27526 and 27546. After we will calculate the factors of 27526 and 27546 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27526

Prime factors of 27526 are 2, 13763. Prime factorization of 27526 in exponential form is:

27526 = 2¹ × 13763¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27546

Prime factors of 27546 are 2, 3, 4591. Prime factorization of 27546 in exponential form is:

27546 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4591¹

Step-3: Factors of 27526

List of positive integer factors of 27526 that divides 27526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13763

Step-4: Factors of 27546

List of positive integer factors of 27546 that divides 27526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4591, 9182, 13773

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27526 and 27546. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27526 and 27546 is 2.

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