What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27978 and 27986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27978 and 27986 is 2.

GCF(27978,27986) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27978 and 27986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27978 and 27986.

How to find the GCF of 27978 and 27986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27978 and 27986. After we will calculate the factors of 27978 and 27986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27978

Prime factors of 27978 are 2, 3, 4663. Prime factorization of 27978 in exponential form is:

27978 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4663¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27986

Prime factors of 27986 are 2, 7, 1999. Prime factorization of 27986 in exponential form is:

27986 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1999¹

Step-3: Factors of 27978

List of positive integer factors of 27978 that divides 27978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4663, 9326, 13989

Step-4: Factors of 27986

List of positive integer factors of 27986 that divides 27978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1999, 3998, 13993

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27978 and 27986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27978 and 27986 is 2.

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