What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27822 and 27826?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27822 and 27826 is 2.

GCF(27822,27826) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27822 and 27826, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27822 and 27826.

How to find the GCF of 27822 and 27826?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27822 and 27826. After we will calculate the factors of 27822 and 27826 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27822

Prime factors of 27822 are 2, 3, 4637. Prime factorization of 27822 in exponential form is:

27822 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4637¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27826

Prime factors of 27826 are 2, 13913. Prime factorization of 27826 in exponential form is:

27826 = 2¹ × 13913¹

Step-3: Factors of 27822

List of positive integer factors of 27822 that divides 27822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4637, 9274, 13911

Step-4: Factors of 27826

List of positive integer factors of 27826 that divides 27822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13913

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27822 and 27826. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27822 and 27826 is 2.

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