What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27717 and 27732?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27717 and 27732 is 3.

GCF(27717,27732) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27717 and 27732, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27717 and 27732.

How to find the GCF of 27717 and 27732?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27717 and 27732. After we will calculate the factors of 27717 and 27732 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27717

Prime factors of 27717 are 3, 9239. Prime factorization of 27717 in exponential form is:

27717 = 3¹ × 9239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27732

Prime factors of 27732 are 2, 3, 2311. Prime factorization of 27732 in exponential form is:

27732 = 2² × 3¹ × 2311¹

Step-3: Factors of 27717

List of positive integer factors of 27717 that divides 27717 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9239

Step-4: Factors of 27732

List of positive integer factors of 27732 that divides 27717 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2311, 4622, 6933, 9244, 13866

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27717 and 27732. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27717 and 27732 is 3.

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