What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27822 and 27838?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27822 and 27838 is 2.

GCF(27822,27838) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27822 and 27838, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27822 and 27838.

How to find the GCF of 27822 and 27838?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27822 and 27838. After we will calculate the factors of 27822 and 27838 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 27838

Prime factors of 27838 are 2, 31, 449. Prime factorization of 27838 in exponential form is:

27838 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 449¹

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 27838

List of positive integer factors of 27838 that divides 27822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 449, 898, 13919

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27822 and 27838. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27822 and 27838 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 27822 and 27838