What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27922 and 27926?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27922 and 27926 is 2.

GCF(27922,27926) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27922 and 27926, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27922 and 27926.

How to find the GCF of 27922 and 27926?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27922 and 27926. After we will calculate the factors of 27922 and 27926 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27922

Prime factors of 27922 are 2, 23, 607. Prime factorization of 27922 in exponential form is:

27922 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27926

Prime factors of 27926 are 2, 13963. Prime factorization of 27926 in exponential form is:

27926 = 2¹ × 13963¹

Step-3: Factors of 27922

List of positive integer factors of 27922 that divides 27922 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 607, 1214, 13961

Step-4: Factors of 27926

List of positive integer factors of 27926 that divides 27922 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13963

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27922 and 27926. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27922 and 27926 is 2.

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