What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27668 and 27674?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27668 and 27674 is 2.

GCF(27668,27674) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27668 and 27674, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27668 and 27674.

How to find the GCF of 27668 and 27674?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27668 and 27674. After we will calculate the factors of 27668 and 27674 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27668

Prime factors of 27668 are 2, 6917. Prime factorization of 27668 in exponential form is:

27668 = 2² × 6917¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27674

Prime factors of 27674 are 2, 101, 137. Prime factorization of 27674 in exponential form is:

27674 = 2¹ × 101¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 27668

List of positive integer factors of 27668 that divides 27668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6917, 13834

Step-4: Factors of 27674

List of positive integer factors of 27674 that divides 27668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 101, 137, 202, 274, 13837

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27668 and 27674. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27668 and 27674 is 2.

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