What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27562 and 27568?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27562 and 27568 is 2.

GCF(27562,27568) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27562 and 27568, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27562 and 27568.

How to find the GCF of 27562 and 27568?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27562 and 27568. After we will calculate the factors of 27562 and 27568 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27562

Prime factors of 27562 are 2, 13781. Prime factorization of 27562 in exponential form is:

27562 = 2¹ × 13781¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27568

Prime factors of 27568 are 2, 1723. Prime factorization of 27568 in exponential form is:

27568 = 2⁴ × 1723¹

Step-3: Factors of 27562

List of positive integer factors of 27562 that divides 27562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13781

Step-4: Factors of 27568

List of positive integer factors of 27568 that divides 27562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1723, 3446, 6892, 13784

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27562 and 27568. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27562 and 27568 is 2.

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