What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28246 and 28250?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28246 and 28250 is 2.

GCF(28246,28250) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28246 and 28250, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28246 and 28250.

How to find the GCF of 28246 and 28250?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28246 and 28250. After we will calculate the factors of 28246 and 28250 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 28250

Prime factors of 28250 are 2, 5, 113. Prime factorization of 28250 in exponential form is:

28250 = 2¹ × 5³ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 28246

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 28250

List of positive integer factors of 28250 that divides 28246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 113, 125, 226, 250, 565, 1130, 2825, 5650, 14125

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28246 and 28250. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28246 and 28250 is 2.

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