What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28298 and 28312?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28298 and 28312 is 2.

GCF(28298,28312) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28298 and 28312, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28298 and 28312.

How to find the GCF of 28298 and 28312?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28298 and 28312. After we will calculate the factors of 28298 and 28312 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28298

Prime factors of 28298 are 2, 14149. Prime factorization of 28298 in exponential form is:

28298 = 2¹ × 14149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28312

Prime factors of 28312 are 2, 3539. Prime factorization of 28312 in exponential form is:

28312 = 2³ × 3539¹

Step-3: Factors of 28298

List of positive integer factors of 28298 that divides 28298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14149

Step-4: Factors of 28312

List of positive integer factors of 28312 that divides 28298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3539, 7078, 14156

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28298 and 28312. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28298 and 28312 is 2.

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