What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27718 and 27726?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27718 and 27726 is 2.

GCF(27718,27726) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27718 and 27726, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27718 and 27726.

How to find the GCF of 27718 and 27726?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27718 and 27726. After we will calculate the factors of 27718 and 27726 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 27726

Prime factors of 27726 are 2, 3, 4621. Prime factorization of 27726 in exponential form is:

27726 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4621¹

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 27726

List of positive integer factors of 27726 that divides 27718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4621, 9242, 13863

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27718 and 27726. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27718 and 27726 is 2.

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