What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28218 and 28232?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28218 and 28232 is 2.

GCF(28218,28232) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28218 and 28232, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28218 and 28232.

How to find the GCF of 28218 and 28232?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28218 and 28232. After we will calculate the factors of 28218 and 28232 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28218

Prime factors of 28218 are 2, 3, 4703. Prime factorization of 28218 in exponential form is:

28218 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4703¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28232

Prime factors of 28232 are 2, 3529. Prime factorization of 28232 in exponential form is:

28232 = 2³ × 3529¹

Step-3: Factors of 28218

List of positive integer factors of 28218 that divides 28218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4703, 9406, 14109

Step-4: Factors of 28232

List of positive integer factors of 28232 that divides 28218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3529, 7058, 14116

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28218 and 28232. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28218 and 28232 is 2.

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