What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27736 and 27748?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27736 and 27748 is 4.

GCF(27736,27748) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27736 and 27748, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27736 and 27748.

How to find the GCF of 27736 and 27748?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27736 and 27748. After we will calculate the factors of 27736 and 27748 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27736

Prime factors of 27736 are 2, 3467. Prime factorization of 27736 in exponential form is:

27736 = 2³ × 3467¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27748

Prime factors of 27748 are 2, 7, 991. Prime factorization of 27748 in exponential form is:

27748 = 2² × 7¹ × 991¹

Step-3: Factors of 27736

List of positive integer factors of 27736 that divides 27736 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3467, 6934, 13868

Step-4: Factors of 27748

List of positive integer factors of 27748 that divides 27736 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 991, 1982, 3964, 6937, 13874

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27736 and 27748. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27736 and 27748 is 4.

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