What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27542 and 27560?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27542 and 27560 is 2.

GCF(27542,27560) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27542 and 27560, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27542 and 27560.

How to find the GCF of 27542 and 27560?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27542 and 27560. After we will calculate the factors of 27542 and 27560 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27542

Prime factors of 27542 are 2, 47, 293. Prime factorization of 27542 in exponential form is:

27542 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27560

Prime factors of 27560 are 2, 5, 13, 53. Prime factorization of 27560 in exponential form is:

27560 = 2³ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 27542

List of positive integer factors of 27542 that divides 27542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 293, 586, 13771

Step-4: Factors of 27560

List of positive integer factors of 27560 that divides 27542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 20, 26, 40, 52, 53, 65, 104, 106, 130, 212, 260, 265, 424, 520, 530, 689, 1060, 1378, 2120, 2756, 3445, 5512, 6890, 13780

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27542 and 27560. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27542 and 27560 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 27542 and 27560