What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27711 and 27729?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27711 and 27729 is 9.

GCF(27711,27729) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27711 and 27729, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27711 and 27729.

How to find the GCF of 27711 and 27729?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27711 and 27729. After we will calculate the factors of 27711 and 27729 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27711

Prime factors of 27711 are 3, 3079. Prime factorization of 27711 in exponential form is:

27711 = 3² × 3079¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27729

Prime factors of 27729 are 3, 13, 79. Prime factorization of 27729 in exponential form is:

27729 = 3³ × 13¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 27711

List of positive integer factors of 27711 that divides 27711 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3079, 9237

Step-4: Factors of 27729

List of positive integer factors of 27729 that divides 27711 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 27, 39, 79, 117, 237, 351, 711, 1027, 2133, 3081, 9243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27711 and 27729. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27711 and 27729 is 9.

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