What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28159 and 28165?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28159 and 28165 is 1.

GCF(28159,28165) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28159 and 28165, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28159 and 28165.

How to find the GCF of 28159 and 28165?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28159 and 28165. After we will calculate the factors of 28159 and 28165 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28159

Prime factors of 28159 are 29, 971. Prime factorization of 28159 in exponential form is:

28159 = 29¹ × 971¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28165

Prime factors of 28165 are 5, 43, 131. Prime factorization of 28165 in exponential form is:

28165 = 5¹ × 43¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 28159

List of positive integer factors of 28159 that divides 28159 without a remainder.

1, 29, 971

Step-4: Factors of 28165

List of positive integer factors of 28165 that divides 28159 without a remainder.

1, 5, 43, 131, 215, 655, 5633

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28159 and 28165. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28159 and 28165 is 1.

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