What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27718 and 27724?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27718 and 27724 is 2.

GCF(27718,27724) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27718 and 27724, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27718 and 27724.

How to find the GCF of 27718 and 27724?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27718 and 27724. After we will calculate the factors of 27718 and 27724 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27718

Prime factors of 27718 are 2, 13859. Prime factorization of 27718 in exponential form is:

27718 = 2¹ × 13859¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27724

Prime factors of 27724 are 2, 29, 239. Prime factorization of 27724 in exponential form is:

27724 = 2² × 29¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 27718

List of positive integer factors of 27718 that divides 27718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13859

Step-4: Factors of 27724

List of positive integer factors of 27724 that divides 27718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 116, 239, 478, 956, 6931, 13862

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27718 and 27724. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27718 and 27724 is 2.

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