What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27855 and 27862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27855 and 27862 is 1.

GCF(27855,27862) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27855 and 27862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27855 and 27862.

How to find the GCF of 27855 and 27862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27855 and 27862. After we will calculate the factors of 27855 and 27862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27855

Prime factors of 27855 are 3, 5, 619. Prime factorization of 27855 in exponential form is:

27855 = 3² × 5¹ × 619¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27862

Prime factors of 27862 are 2, 13931. Prime factorization of 27862 in exponential form is:

27862 = 2¹ × 13931¹

Step-3: Factors of 27855

List of positive integer factors of 27855 that divides 27855 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 619, 1857, 3095, 5571, 9285

Step-4: Factors of 27862

List of positive integer factors of 27862 that divides 27855 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13931

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27855 and 27862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27855 and 27862 is 1.

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