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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27966 and 27973?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27966 and 27973 is 1.

GCF(27966,27973) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27966 and 27973, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27966 and 27973.

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How to find the GCF of 27966 and 27973?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27966 and 27973. After we will calculate the factors of 27966 and 27973 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27966

Prime factors of 27966 are 2, 3, 59, 79. Prime factorization of 27966 in exponential form is:

27966 = 21 × 31 × 591 × 791

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27973

Prime factors of 27973 are 11, 2543. Prime factorization of 27973 in exponential form is:

27973 = 111 × 25431

Step-3: Factors of 27966

List of positive integer factors of 27966 that divides 27966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 59, 79, 118, 158, 177, 237, 354, 474, 4661, 9322, 13983

Step-4: Factors of 27973

List of positive integer factors of 27973 that divides 27966 without a remainder.

1, 11, 2543

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27966 and 27973. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27966 and 27973 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 27966 and 27973