What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27864 and 27873?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27864 and 27873 is 9.

GCF(27864,27873) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27864 and 27873, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27864 and 27873.

How to find the GCF of 27864 and 27873?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27864 and 27873. After we will calculate the factors of 27864 and 27873 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27864

Prime factors of 27864 are 2, 3, 43. Prime factorization of 27864 in exponential form is:

27864 = 2³ × 3⁴ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27873

Prime factors of 27873 are 3, 19, 163. Prime factorization of 27873 in exponential form is:

27873 = 3² × 19¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 27864

List of positive integer factors of 27864 that divides 27864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 27, 36, 43, 54, 72, 81, 86, 108, 129, 162, 172, 216, 258, 324, 344, 387, 516, 648, 774, 1032, 1161, 1548, 2322, 3096, 3483, 4644, 6966, 9288, 13932

Step-4: Factors of 27873

List of positive integer factors of 27873 that divides 27864 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 19, 57, 163, 171, 489, 1467, 3097, 9291

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27864 and 27873. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27864 and 27873 is 9.

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