What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28048 and 28068?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28048 and 28068 is 4.

GCF(28048,28068) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28048 and 28068, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28048 and 28068.

How to find the GCF of 28048 and 28068?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28048 and 28068. After we will calculate the factors of 28048 and 28068 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28048

Prime factors of 28048 are 2, 1753. Prime factorization of 28048 in exponential form is:

28048 = 2⁴ × 1753¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28068

Prime factors of 28068 are 2, 3, 2339. Prime factorization of 28068 in exponential form is:

28068 = 2² × 3¹ × 2339¹

Step-3: Factors of 28048

List of positive integer factors of 28048 that divides 28048 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1753, 3506, 7012, 14024

Step-4: Factors of 28068

List of positive integer factors of 28068 that divides 28048 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2339, 4678, 7017, 9356, 14034

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28048 and 28068. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28048 and 28068 is 4.

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