What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28317 and 28332?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28317 and 28332 is 3.

GCF(28317,28332) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28317 and 28332, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28317 and 28332.

How to find the GCF of 28317 and 28332?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28317 and 28332. After we will calculate the factors of 28317 and 28332 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28317

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

28317 = 3¹ × 9439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28332

Prime factors of 28332 are 2, 3, 787. Prime factorization of 28332 in exponential form is:

28332 = 2² × 3² × 787¹

Step-3: Factors of 28317

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

1, 3, 9439

Step-4: Factors of 28332

List of positive integer factors of 28332 that divides 28317 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 787, 1574, 2361, 3148, 4722, 7083, 9444, 14166

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28317 and 28332. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28317 and 28332 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 28317 and 28332