What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28156 and 28171?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28156 and 28171 is 1.

GCF(28156,28171) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28156 and 28171, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28156 and 28171.

How to find the GCF of 28156 and 28171?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28156 and 28171. After we will calculate the factors of 28156 and 28171 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28156

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

28156 = 2² × 7039¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28171

Prime factors of 28171 are 11, 13, 197. Prime factorization of 28171 in exponential form is:

28171 = 11¹ × 13¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 28156

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

1, 2, 4, 7039, 14078

Step-4: Factors of 28171

List of positive integer factors of 28171 that divides 28156 without a remainder.

1, 11, 13, 143, 197, 2167, 2561

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28156 and 28171. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28156 and 28171 is 1.

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