What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27992 and 28010?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27992 and 28010 is 2.

GCF(27992,28010) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27992 and 28010, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27992 and 28010.

How to find the GCF of 27992 and 28010?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27992 and 28010. After we will calculate the factors of 27992 and 28010 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27992

Prime factors of 27992 are 2, 3499. Prime factorization of 27992 in exponential form is:

27992 = 2³ × 3499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28010

Prime factors of 28010 are 2, 5, 2801. Prime factorization of 28010 in exponential form is:

28010 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2801¹

Step-3: Factors of 27992

List of positive integer factors of 27992 that divides 27992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3499, 6998, 13996

Step-4: Factors of 28010

List of positive integer factors of 28010 that divides 27992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2801, 5602, 14005

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27992 and 28010. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27992 and 28010 is 2.

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