What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28000 and 28018?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28000 and 28018 is 2.

GCF(28000,28018) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28000 and 28018, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28000 and 28018.

How to find the GCF of 28000 and 28018?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28000 and 28018. After we will calculate the factors of 28000 and 28018 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28000

Prime factors of 28000 are 2, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 28000 in exponential form is:

28000 = 2⁵ × 5³ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28018

Prime factors of 28018 are 2, 14009. Prime factorization of 28018 in exponential form is:

28018 = 2¹ × 14009¹

Step-3: Factors of 28000

List of positive integer factors of 28000 that divides 28000 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 20, 25, 28, 32, 35, 40, 50, 56, 70, 80, 100, 112, 125, 140, 160, 175, 200, 224, 250, 280, 350, 400, 500, 560, 700, 800, 875, 1000, 1120, 1400, 1750, 2000, 2800, 3500, 4000, 5600, 7000, 14000

Step-4: Factors of 28018

List of positive integer factors of 28018 that divides 28000 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14009

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28000 and 28018. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28000 and 28018 is 2.

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