What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28004 and 28012?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28004 and 28012 is 4.

GCF(28004,28012) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28004 and 28012, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28004 and 28012.

How to find the GCF of 28004 and 28012?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28004 and 28012. After we will calculate the factors of 28004 and 28012 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28004

Prime factors of 28004 are 2, 7001. Prime factorization of 28004 in exponential form is:

28004 = 2² × 7001¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28012

Prime factors of 28012 are 2, 47, 149. Prime factorization of 28012 in exponential form is:

28012 = 2² × 47¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 28004

List of positive integer factors of 28004 that divides 28004 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7001, 14002

Step-4: Factors of 28012

List of positive integer factors of 28012 that divides 28004 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 47, 94, 149, 188, 298, 596, 7003, 14006

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28004 and 28012. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28004 and 28012 is 4.

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