What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27556 and 27572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27556 and 27572 is 4.

GCF(27556,27572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27556 and 27572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27556 and 27572.

How to find the GCF of 27556 and 27572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27556 and 27572. After we will calculate the factors of 27556 and 27572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27556

Prime factors of 27556 are 2, 83. Prime factorization of 27556 in exponential form is:

27556 = 2² × 83²

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 27556

List of positive integer factors of 27556 that divides 27556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 83, 166, 332, 6889, 13778

Step-4: Factors of 27572

List of positive integer factors of 27572 that divides 27556 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 27556 and 27572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27556 and 27572 is 4.

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