What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27762 and 27766?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27762 and 27766 is 2.

GCF(27762,27766) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27762 and 27766, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27762 and 27766.

How to find the GCF of 27762 and 27766?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27762 and 27766. After we will calculate the factors of 27762 and 27766 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27762

Prime factors of 27762 are 2, 3, 7, 661. Prime factorization of 27762 in exponential form is:

27762 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27766

Prime factors of 27766 are 2, 13883. Prime factorization of 27766 in exponential form is:

27766 = 2¹ × 13883¹

Step-3: Factors of 27762

List of positive integer factors of 27762 that divides 27762 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 661, 1322, 1983, 3966, 4627, 9254, 13881

Step-4: Factors of 27766

List of positive integer factors of 27766 that divides 27762 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13883

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27762 and 27766. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27762 and 27766 is 2.

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