What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27951 and 27970?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27951 and 27970 is 1.

GCF(27951,27970) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27951 and 27970, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27951 and 27970.

How to find the GCF of 27951 and 27970?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27951 and 27970. After we will calculate the factors of 27951 and 27970 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27951

Prime factors of 27951 are 3, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 27951 in exponential form is:

27951 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 11³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27970

Prime factors of 27970 are 2, 5, 2797. Prime factorization of 27970 in exponential form is:

27970 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2797¹

Step-3: Factors of 27951

List of positive integer factors of 27951 that divides 27951 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 11, 21, 33, 77, 121, 231, 363, 847, 1331, 2541, 3993, 9317

Step-4: Factors of 27970

List of positive integer factors of 27970 that divides 27951 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2797, 5594, 13985

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27951 and 27970. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27951 and 27970 is 1.

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