What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27842 and 27851?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27842 and 27851 is 1.

GCF(27842,27851) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27842 and 27851, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27842 and 27851.

How to find the GCF of 27842 and 27851?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27842 and 27851. After we will calculate the factors of 27842 and 27851 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27842

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

27842 = 2¹ × 13921¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27851

Prime factors of 27851 are 27851. Prime factorization of 27851 in exponential form is:

27851 = 27851¹

Step-3: Factors of 27842

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

1, 2, 13921

Step-4: Factors of 27851

List of positive integer factors of 27851 that divides 27842 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27842 and 27851. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27842 and 27851 is 1.

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