What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28206 and 28221?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28206 and 28221 is 3.

GCF(28206,28221) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28206 and 28221, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28206 and 28221.

How to find the GCF of 28206 and 28221?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28206 and 28221. After we will calculate the factors of 28206 and 28221 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28206

Prime factors of 28206 are 2, 3, 1567. Prime factorization of 28206 in exponential form is:

28206 = 2¹ × 3² × 1567¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28221

Prime factors of 28221 are 3, 23, 409. Prime factorization of 28221 in exponential form is:

28221 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 409¹

Step-3: Factors of 28206

List of positive integer factors of 28206 that divides 28206 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1567, 3134, 4701, 9402, 14103

Step-4: Factors of 28221

List of positive integer factors of 28221 that divides 28206 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 409, 1227, 9407

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28206 and 28221. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28206 and 28221 is 3.

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