What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5418 and 5427?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5418 and 5427 is 9.

GCF(5418,5427) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5418 and 5427, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5418 and 5427.

How to find the GCF of 5418 and 5427?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5418 and 5427. After we will calculate the factors of 5418 and 5427 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5418

Prime factors of 5418 are 2, 3, 7, 43. Prime factorization of 5418 in exponential form is:

5418 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5427

Prime factors of 5427 are 3, 67. Prime factorization of 5427 in exponential form is:

5427 = 3⁴ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 5418

List of positive integer factors of 5418 that divides 5418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 43, 63, 86, 126, 129, 258, 301, 387, 602, 774, 903, 1806, 2709

Step-4: Factors of 5427

List of positive integer factors of 5427 that divides 5418 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 67, 81, 201, 603, 1809

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5418 and 5427. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5418 and 5427 is 9.

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