What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28224 and 28233?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28224 and 28233 is 9.

GCF(28224,28233) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28224 and 28233, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28224 and 28233.

How to find the GCF of 28224 and 28233?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28224 and 28233. After we will calculate the factors of 28224 and 28233 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28224

Prime factors of 28224 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 28224 in exponential form is:

28224 = 2⁶ × 3² × 7²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28233

Prime factors of 28233 are 3, 3137. Prime factorization of 28233 in exponential form is:

28233 = 3² × 3137¹

Step-3: Factors of 28224

List of positive integer factors of 28224 that divides 28224 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 24, 28, 32, 36, 42, 48, 49, 56, 63, 64, 72, 84, 96, 98, 112, 126, 144, 147, 168, 192, 196, 224, 252, 288, 294, 336, 392, 441, 448, 504, 576, 588, 672, 784, 882, 1008, 1176, 1344, 1568, 1764, 2016, 2352, 3136, 3528, 4032, 4704, 7056, 9408, 14112

Step-4: Factors of 28233

List of positive integer factors of 28233 that divides 28224 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3137, 9411

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28224 and 28233. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28224 and 28233 is 9.

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