What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28251 and 28263?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28251 and 28263 is 3.

GCF(28251,28263) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28251 and 28263, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28251 and 28263.

How to find the GCF of 28251 and 28263?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28251 and 28263. After we will calculate the factors of 28251 and 28263 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28251

Prime factors of 28251 are 3, 43, 73. Prime factorization of 28251 in exponential form is:

28251 = 3² × 43¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28263

Prime factors of 28263 are 3, 9421. Prime factorization of 28263 in exponential form is:

28263 = 3¹ × 9421¹

Step-3: Factors of 28251

List of positive integer factors of 28251 that divides 28251 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 43, 73, 129, 219, 387, 657, 3139, 9417

Step-4: Factors of 28263

List of positive integer factors of 28263 that divides 28251 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9421

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28251 and 28263. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28251 and 28263 is 3.

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