What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27578 and 27596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27578 and 27596 is 2.

GCF(27578,27596) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27578 and 27596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27578 and 27596.

How to find the GCF of 27578 and 27596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27578 and 27596. After we will calculate the factors of 27578 and 27596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27578

Prime factors of 27578 are 2, 13789. Prime factorization of 27578 in exponential form is:

27578 = 2¹ × 13789¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27596

Prime factors of 27596 are 2, 6899. Prime factorization of 27596 in exponential form is:

27596 = 2² × 6899¹

Step-3: Factors of 27578

List of positive integer factors of 27578 that divides 27578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13789

Step-4: Factors of 27596

List of positive integer factors of 27596 that divides 27578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6899, 13798

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27578 and 27596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27578 and 27596 is 2.

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