What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28238 and 28244?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28238 and 28244 is 2.

GCF(28238,28244) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28238 and 28244, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28238 and 28244.

How to find the GCF of 28238 and 28244?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28238 and 28244. After we will calculate the factors of 28238 and 28244 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28238

Prime factors of 28238 are 2, 7, 2017. Prime factorization of 28238 in exponential form is:

28238 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2017¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28244

Prime factors of 28244 are 2, 23, 307. Prime factorization of 28244 in exponential form is:

28244 = 2² × 23¹ × 307¹

Step-3: Factors of 28238

List of positive integer factors of 28238 that divides 28238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2017, 4034, 14119

Step-4: Factors of 28244

List of positive integer factors of 28244 that divides 28238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 307, 614, 1228, 7061, 14122

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28238 and 28244. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28238 and 28244 is 2.

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