What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27672 and 27679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27672 and 27679 is 1.

GCF(27672,27679) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27672 and 27679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27672 and 27679.

How to find the GCF of 27672 and 27679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27672 and 27679. After we will calculate the factors of 27672 and 27679 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27672

Prime factors of 27672 are 2, 3, 1153. Prime factorization of 27672 in exponential form is:

27672 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1153¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27679

Prime factors of 27679 are 89, 311. Prime factorization of 27679 in exponential form is:

27679 = 89¹ × 311¹

Step-3: Factors of 27672

List of positive integer factors of 27672 that divides 27672 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1153, 2306, 3459, 4612, 6918, 9224, 13836

Step-4: Factors of 27679

List of positive integer factors of 27679 that divides 27672 without a remainder.

1, 89, 311

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27672 and 27679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27672 and 27679 is 1.

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