What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28256 and 28268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28256 and 28268 is 4.

GCF(28256,28268) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28256 and 28268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28256 and 28268.

How to find the GCF of 28256 and 28268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28256 and 28268. After we will calculate the factors of 28256 and 28268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28256

Prime factors of 28256 are 2, 883. Prime factorization of 28256 in exponential form is:

28256 = 2⁵ × 883¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28268

Prime factors of 28268 are 2, 37, 191. Prime factorization of 28268 in exponential form is:

28268 = 2² × 37¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 28256

List of positive integer factors of 28256 that divides 28256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 883, 1766, 3532, 7064, 14128

Step-4: Factors of 28268

List of positive integer factors of 28268 that divides 28256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 148, 191, 382, 764, 7067, 14134

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28256 and 28268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28256 and 28268 is 4.

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