What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27538 and 27553?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27538 and 27553 is 1.

GCF(27538,27553) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27538 and 27553, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27538 and 27553.

How to find the GCF of 27538 and 27553?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27538 and 27553. After we will calculate the factors of 27538 and 27553 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27538

Prime factors of 27538 are 2, 7, 281. Prime factorization of 27538 in exponential form is:

27538 = 2¹ × 7² × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27553

Prime factors of 27553 are 59, 467. Prime factorization of 27553 in exponential form is:

27553 = 59¹ × 467¹

Step-3: Factors of 27538

List of positive integer factors of 27538 that divides 27538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 281, 562, 1967, 3934, 13769

Step-4: Factors of 27553

List of positive integer factors of 27553 that divides 27538 without a remainder.

1, 59, 467

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27538 and 27553. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27538 and 27553 is 1.

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