What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28059 and 28068?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28059 and 28068 is 3.

GCF(28059,28068) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28059 and 28068, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28059 and 28068.

How to find the GCF of 28059 and 28068?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28059 and 28068. After we will calculate the factors of 28059 and 28068 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28059

Prime factors of 28059 are 3, 47, 199. Prime factorization of 28059 in exponential form is:

28059 = 3¹ × 47¹ × 199¹

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 28059

List of positive integer factors of 28059 that divides 28059 without a remainder.

1, 3, 47, 141, 199, 597, 9353

Step-4: Factors of 28068

List of positive integer factors of 28068 that divides 28059 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 28059 and 28068. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28059 and 28068 is 3.

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