What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28256 and 28274?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28256 and 28274 is 2.

GCF(28256,28274) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28256 and 28274, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28256 and 28274.

How to find the GCF of 28256 and 28274?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28256 and 28274. After we will calculate the factors of 28256 and 28274 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 28274

Prime factors of 28274 are 2, 67, 211. Prime factorization of 28274 in exponential form is:

28274 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 211¹

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 28274

List of positive integer factors of 28274 that divides 28256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 211, 422, 14137

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28256 and 28274. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28256 and 28274 is 2.

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