What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27758 and 27768?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27758 and 27768 is 2.

GCF(27758,27768) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27758 and 27768, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27758 and 27768.

How to find the GCF of 27758 and 27768?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27758 and 27768. After we will calculate the factors of 27758 and 27768 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27758

Prime factors of 27758 are 2, 13879. Prime factorization of 27758 in exponential form is:

27758 = 2¹ × 13879¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27768

Prime factors of 27768 are 2, 3, 13, 89. Prime factorization of 27768 in exponential form is:

27768 = 2³ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 27758

List of positive integer factors of 27758 that divides 27758 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13879

Step-4: Factors of 27768

List of positive integer factors of 27768 that divides 27758 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 24, 26, 39, 52, 78, 89, 104, 156, 178, 267, 312, 356, 534, 712, 1068, 1157, 2136, 2314, 3471, 4628, 6942, 9256, 13884

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27758 and 27768. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27758 and 27768 is 2.

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