What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27556 and 27576?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27556 and 27576 is 4.

GCF(27556,27576) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27556 and 27576, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27556 and 27576.

How to find the GCF of 27556 and 27576?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27556 and 27576. After we will calculate the factors of 27556 and 27576 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 27576

Prime factors of 27576 are 2, 3, 383. Prime factorization of 27576 in exponential form is:

27576 = 2³ × 3² × 383¹

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 27576

List of positive integer factors of 27576 that divides 27556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 383, 766, 1149, 1532, 2298, 3064, 3447, 4596, 6894, 9192, 13788

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27556 and 27576. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27556 and 27576 is 4.

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