What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27 and 34?

Answer 1

To find the greatest common factor of 2 numbers, you first need to split them into their prime factors:

34 = 2x17

27 = 3x3x3

The next step would be to identify any common factors. In this case, there are no common prime factors. Thus, the greatest common factor of 34 and 27 is 1.

Answer 2

27 = 3 x 3 x 3

34 = 17 x 2

GCF = 1

Answer 3

The greatest factor is 34 which is a factor of 34 but not of 27.