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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27642 and 27659?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27642 and 27659 is 17.

GCF(27642,27659) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27642 and 27659, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27642 and 27659.

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How to find the GCF of 27642 and 27659?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27642 and 27659. After we will calculate the factors of 27642 and 27659 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27642

Prime factors of 27642 are 2, 3, 17, 271. Prime factorization of 27642 in exponential form is:

27642 = 21 × 31 × 171 × 2711

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27659

Prime factors of 27659 are 17, 1627. Prime factorization of 27659 in exponential form is:

27659 = 171 × 16271

Step-3: Factors of 27642

List of positive integer factors of 27642 that divides 27642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 271, 542, 813, 1626, 4607, 9214, 13821

Step-4: Factors of 27659

List of positive integer factors of 27659 that divides 27642 without a remainder.

1, 17, 1627

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27642 and 27659. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27642 and 27659 is 17.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 27642 and 27659