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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27834 and 27842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27834 and 27842 is 2.

GCF(27834,27842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27834 and 27842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27834 and 27842.

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How to find the GCF of 27834 and 27842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27834 and 27842. After we will calculate the factors of 27834 and 27842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27834

Prime factors of 27834 are 2, 3, 4639. Prime factorization of 27834 in exponential form is:

27834 = 21 × 31 × 46391

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27842

Prime factors of 27842 are 2, 13921. Prime factorization of 27842 in exponential form is:

27842 = 21 × 139211

Step-3: Factors of 27834

List of positive integer factors of 27834 that divides 27834 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4639, 9278, 13917

Step-4: Factors of 27842

List of positive integer factors of 27842 that divides 27834 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13921

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27834 and 27842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27834 and 27842 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 27834 and 27842