What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28246 and 28258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28246 and 28258 is 2.

GCF(28246,28258) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28246 and 28258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28246 and 28258.

How to find the GCF of 28246 and 28258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28246 and 28258. After we will calculate the factors of 28246 and 28258 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 28258

Prime factors of 28258 are 2, 71, 199. Prime factorization of 28258 in exponential form is:

28258 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 199¹

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 28258

List of positive integer factors of 28258 that divides 28246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 199, 398, 14129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28246 and 28258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28246 and 28258 is 2.

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