What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27948 and 27957?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27948 and 27957 is 3.

GCF(27948,27957) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27948 and 27957, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27948 and 27957.

How to find the GCF of 27948 and 27957?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27948 and 27957. After we will calculate the factors of 27948 and 27957 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27948

Prime factors of 27948 are 2, 3, 17, 137. Prime factorization of 27948 in exponential form is:

27948 = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27957

Prime factors of 27957 are 3, 9319. Prime factorization of 27957 in exponential form is:

27957 = 3¹ × 9319¹

Step-3: Factors of 27948

List of positive integer factors of 27948 that divides 27948 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 34, 51, 68, 102, 137, 204, 274, 411, 548, 822, 1644, 2329, 4658, 6987, 9316, 13974

Step-4: Factors of 27957

List of positive integer factors of 27957 that divides 27948 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9319

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27948 and 27957. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27948 and 27957 is 3.

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