What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28178 and 28184?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28178 and 28184 is 2.

GCF(28178,28184) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28178 and 28184, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28178 and 28184.

How to find the GCF of 28178 and 28184?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28178 and 28184. After we will calculate the factors of 28178 and 28184 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28178

Prime factors of 28178 are 2, 73, 193. Prime factorization of 28178 in exponential form is:

28178 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28184

Prime factors of 28184 are 2, 13, 271. Prime factorization of 28184 in exponential form is:

28184 = 2³ × 13¹ × 271¹

Step-3: Factors of 28178

List of positive integer factors of 28178 that divides 28178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 146, 193, 386, 14089

Step-4: Factors of 28184

List of positive integer factors of 28184 that divides 28178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 52, 104, 271, 542, 1084, 2168, 3523, 7046, 14092

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28178 and 28184. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28178 and 28184 is 2.

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