What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27882 and 27886?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27882 and 27886 is 2.

GCF(27882,27886) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27882 and 27886, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27882 and 27886.

How to find the GCF of 27882 and 27886?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27882 and 27886. After we will calculate the factors of 27882 and 27886 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27882

Prime factors of 27882 are 2, 3, 1549. Prime factorization of 27882 in exponential form is:

27882 = 2¹ × 3² × 1549¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27886

Prime factors of 27886 are 2, 73, 191. Prime factorization of 27886 in exponential form is:

27886 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 27882

List of positive integer factors of 27882 that divides 27882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1549, 3098, 4647, 9294, 13941

Step-4: Factors of 27886

List of positive integer factors of 27886 that divides 27882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 146, 191, 382, 13943

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27882 and 27886. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27882 and 27886 is 2.

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