What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28143 and 28156?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28143 and 28156 is 1.

GCF(28143,28156) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28143 and 28156, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28143 and 28156.

How to find the GCF of 28143 and 28156?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28143 and 28156. After we will calculate the factors of 28143 and 28156 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28143

Prime factors of 28143 are 3, 53, 59. Prime factorization of 28143 in exponential form is:

28143 = 3² × 53¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28156

Prime factors of 28156 are 2, 7039. Prime factorization of 28156 in exponential form is:

28156 = 2² × 7039¹

Step-3: Factors of 28143

List of positive integer factors of 28143 that divides 28143 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 53, 59, 159, 177, 477, 531, 3127, 9381

Step-4: Factors of 28156

List of positive integer factors of 28156 that divides 28143 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7039, 14078

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28143 and 28156. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28143 and 28156 is 1.

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