What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27978 and 27995?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27978 and 27995 is 1.

GCF(27978,27995) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27978 and 27995, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27978 and 27995.

How to find the GCF of 27978 and 27995?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27978 and 27995. After we will calculate the factors of 27978 and 27995 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 27995

Prime factors of 27995 are 5, 11, 509. Prime factorization of 27995 in exponential form is:

27995 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 509¹

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 27995

List of positive integer factors of 27995 that divides 27978 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 55, 509, 2545, 5599

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27978 and 27995. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27978 and 27995 is 1.

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