What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27618 and 27632?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27618 and 27632 is 2.

GCF(27618,27632) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27618 and 27632, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27618 and 27632.

How to find the GCF of 27618 and 27632?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27618 and 27632. After we will calculate the factors of 27618 and 27632 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27618

Prime factors of 27618 are 2, 3, 4603. Prime factorization of 27618 in exponential form is:

27618 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4603¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27632

Prime factors of 27632 are 2, 11, 157. Prime factorization of 27632 in exponential form is:

27632 = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 27618

List of positive integer factors of 27618 that divides 27618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4603, 9206, 13809

Step-4: Factors of 27632

List of positive integer factors of 27632 that divides 27618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 44, 88, 157, 176, 314, 628, 1256, 1727, 2512, 3454, 6908, 13816

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27618 and 27632. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27618 and 27632 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 27618 and 27632