What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28230 and 28246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28230 and 28246 is 2.

GCF(28230,28246) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28230 and 28246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28230 and 28246.

How to find the GCF of 28230 and 28246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28230 and 28246. After we will calculate the factors of 28230 and 28246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28230

Prime factors of 28230 are 2, 3, 5, 941. Prime factorization of 28230 in exponential form is:

28230 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 941¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28246

Prime factors of 28246 are 2, 29, 487. Prime factorization of 28246 in exponential form is:

28246 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 487¹

Step-3: Factors of 28230

List of positive integer factors of 28230 that divides 28230 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 941, 1882, 2823, 4705, 5646, 9410, 14115

Step-4: Factors of 28246

List of positive integer factors of 28246 that divides 28230 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 487, 974, 14123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28230 and 28246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28230 and 28246 is 2.

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