What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28056 and 28074?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28056 and 28074 is 6.

GCF(28056,28074) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28056 and 28074, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28056 and 28074.

How to find the GCF of 28056 and 28074?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28056 and 28074. After we will calculate the factors of 28056 and 28074 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28056

Prime factors of 28056 are 2, 3, 7, 167. Prime factorization of 28056 in exponential form is:

28056 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28074

Prime factors of 28074 are 2, 3, 4679. Prime factorization of 28074 in exponential form is:

28074 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4679¹

Step-3: Factors of 28056

List of positive integer factors of 28056 that divides 28056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 42, 56, 84, 167, 168, 334, 501, 668, 1002, 1169, 1336, 2004, 2338, 3507, 4008, 4676, 7014, 9352, 14028

Step-4: Factors of 28074

List of positive integer factors of 28074 that divides 28056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4679, 9358, 14037

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28056 and 28074. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28056 and 28074 is 6.

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