What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27186 and 27204?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27186 and 27204 is 6.

GCF(27186,27204) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27186 and 27204, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27186 and 27204.

How to find the GCF of 27186 and 27204?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27186 and 27204. After we will calculate the factors of 27186 and 27204 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27186

Prime factors of 27186 are 2, 3, 23, 197. Prime factorization of 27186 in exponential form is:

27186 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27204

Prime factors of 27204 are 2, 3, 2267. Prime factorization of 27204 in exponential form is:

27204 = 2² × 3¹ × 2267¹

Step-3: Factors of 27186

List of positive integer factors of 27186 that divides 27186 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 23, 46, 69, 138, 197, 394, 591, 1182, 4531, 9062, 13593

Step-4: Factors of 27204

List of positive integer factors of 27204 that divides 27186 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2267, 4534, 6801, 9068, 13602

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27186 and 27204. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27186 and 27204 is 6.

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