What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27906 and 27918?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27906 and 27918 is 6.

GCF(27906,27918) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27906 and 27918, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27906 and 27918.

How to find the GCF of 27906 and 27918?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27906 and 27918. After we will calculate the factors of 27906 and 27918 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27906

Prime factors of 27906 are 2, 3, 4651. Prime factorization of 27906 in exponential form is:

27906 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4651¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27918

Prime factors of 27918 are 2, 3, 11, 47. Prime factorization of 27918 in exponential form is:

27918 = 2¹ × 3³ × 11¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 27906

List of positive integer factors of 27906 that divides 27906 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4651, 9302, 13953

Step-4: Factors of 27918

List of positive integer factors of 27918 that divides 27906 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 27, 33, 47, 54, 66, 94, 99, 141, 198, 282, 297, 423, 517, 594, 846, 1034, 1269, 1551, 2538, 3102, 4653, 9306, 13959

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27906 and 27918. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27906 and 27918 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 27906 and 27918