What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28326 and 28346?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28326 and 28346 is 2.

GCF(28326,28346) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28326 and 28346, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28326 and 28346.

How to find the GCF of 28326 and 28346?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28326 and 28346. After we will calculate the factors of 28326 and 28346 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28326

Prime factors of 28326 are 2, 3, 4721. Prime factorization of 28326 in exponential form is:

28326 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4721¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28346

Prime factors of 28346 are 2, 14173. Prime factorization of 28346 in exponential form is:

28346 = 2¹ × 14173¹

Step-3: Factors of 28326

List of positive integer factors of 28326 that divides 28326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4721, 9442, 14163

Step-4: Factors of 28346

List of positive integer factors of 28346 that divides 28326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28326 and 28346. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28326 and 28346 is 2.

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