What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27168 and 27188?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27168 and 27188 is 4.

GCF(27168,27188) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27168 and 27188, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27168 and 27188.

How to find the GCF of 27168 and 27188?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27168 and 27188. After we will calculate the factors of 27168 and 27188 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27168

Prime factors of 27168 are 2, 3, 283. Prime factorization of 27168 in exponential form is:

27168 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27188

Prime factors of 27188 are 2, 7, 971. Prime factorization of 27188 in exponential form is:

27188 = 2² × 7¹ × 971¹

Step-3: Factors of 27168

List of positive integer factors of 27168 that divides 27168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 96, 283, 566, 849, 1132, 1698, 2264, 3396, 4528, 6792, 9056, 13584

Step-4: Factors of 27188

List of positive integer factors of 27188 that divides 27168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 971, 1942, 3884, 6797, 13594

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27168 and 27188. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27168 and 27188 is 4.

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