What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28334 and 28338?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28334 and 28338 is 2.

GCF(28334,28338) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28334 and 28338, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28334 and 28338.

How to find the GCF of 28334 and 28338?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28334 and 28338. After we will calculate the factors of 28334 and 28338 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28334

Prime factors of 28334 are 2, 31, 457. Prime factorization of 28334 in exponential form is:

28334 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28338

Prime factors of 28338 are 2, 3, 4723. Prime factorization of 28338 in exponential form is:

28338 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4723¹

Step-3: Factors of 28334

List of positive integer factors of 28334 that divides 28334 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 457, 914, 14167

Step-4: Factors of 28338

List of positive integer factors of 28338 that divides 28334 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4723, 9446, 14169

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28334 and 28338. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28334 and 28338 is 2.

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