What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27554 and 27572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27554 and 27572 is 2.

GCF(27554,27572) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27554 and 27572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27554 and 27572.

How to find the GCF of 27554 and 27572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27554 and 27572. After we will calculate the factors of 27554 and 27572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27554

Prime factors of 27554 are 2, 23, 599. Prime factorization of 27554 in exponential form is:

27554 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 599¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27572

Prime factors of 27572 are 2, 61, 113. Prime factorization of 27572 in exponential form is:

27572 = 2² × 61¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 27554

List of positive integer factors of 27554 that divides 27554 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 599, 1198, 13777

Step-4: Factors of 27572

List of positive integer factors of 27572 that divides 27554 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 61, 113, 122, 226, 244, 452, 6893, 13786

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27554 and 27572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27554 and 27572 is 2.

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