What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28311 and 28317?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28311 and 28317 is 3.

GCF(28311,28317) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28311 and 28317, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28311 and 28317.

How to find the GCF of 28311 and 28317?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28311 and 28317. After we will calculate the factors of 28311 and 28317 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28311

Prime factors of 28311 are 3, 9437. Prime factorization of 28311 in exponential form is:

28311 = 3¹ × 9437¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28317

Prime factors of 28317 are 3, 9439. Prime factorization of 28317 in exponential form is:

28317 = 3¹ × 9439¹

Step-3: Factors of 28311

List of positive integer factors of 28311 that divides 28311 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9437

Step-4: Factors of 28317

List of positive integer factors of 28317 that divides 28311 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9439

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28311 and 28317. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28311 and 28317 is 3.

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