What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27988 and 28007?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27988 and 28007 is 1.

GCF(27988,28007) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27988 and 28007, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27988 and 28007.

How to find the GCF of 27988 and 28007?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27988 and 28007. After we will calculate the factors of 27988 and 28007 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27988

Prime factors of 27988 are 2, 6997. Prime factorization of 27988 in exponential form is:

27988 = 2² × 6997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28007

Prime factors of 28007 are 7, 4001. Prime factorization of 28007 in exponential form is:

28007 = 7¹ × 4001¹

Step-3: Factors of 27988

List of positive integer factors of 27988 that divides 27988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6997, 13994

Step-4: Factors of 28007

List of positive integer factors of 28007 that divides 27988 without a remainder.

1, 7, 4001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27988 and 28007. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27988 and 28007 is 1.

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