What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28269 and 28281?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28269 and 28281 is 3.

GCF(28269,28281) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28269 and 28281, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28269 and 28281.

How to find the GCF of 28269 and 28281?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28269 and 28281. After we will calculate the factors of 28269 and 28281 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28269

Prime factors of 28269 are 3, 349. Prime factorization of 28269 in exponential form is:

28269 = 3⁴ × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28281

Prime factors of 28281 are 3, 11, 857. Prime factorization of 28281 in exponential form is:

28281 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 857¹

Step-3: Factors of 28269

List of positive integer factors of 28269 that divides 28269 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 349, 1047, 3141, 9423

Step-4: Factors of 28281

List of positive integer factors of 28281 that divides 28269 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 857, 2571, 9427

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28269 and 28281. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28269 and 28281 is 3.

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