What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27788 and 27792?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27788 and 27792 is 4.

GCF(27788,27792) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27788 and 27792, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27788 and 27792.

How to find the GCF of 27788 and 27792?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27788 and 27792. After we will calculate the factors of 27788 and 27792 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27788

Prime factors of 27788 are 2, 6947. Prime factorization of 27788 in exponential form is:

27788 = 2² × 6947¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27792

Prime factors of 27792 are 2, 3, 193. Prime factorization of 27792 in exponential form is:

27792 = 2⁴ × 3² × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 27788

List of positive integer factors of 27788 that divides 27788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6947, 13894

Step-4: Factors of 27792

List of positive integer factors of 27792 that divides 27788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 144, 193, 386, 579, 772, 1158, 1544, 1737, 2316, 3088, 3474, 4632, 6948, 9264, 13896

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27788 and 27792. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27788 and 27792 is 4.

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