What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28371 and 28383?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28371 and 28383 is 3.

GCF(28371,28383) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28371 and 28383, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28371 and 28383.

How to find the GCF of 28371 and 28383?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28371 and 28383. After we will calculate the factors of 28371 and 28383 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28371

Prime factors of 28371 are 3, 7, 193. Prime factorization of 28371 in exponential form is:

28371 = 3¹ × 7² × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28383

Prime factors of 28383 are 3, 9461. Prime factorization of 28383 in exponential form is:

28383 = 3¹ × 9461¹

Step-3: Factors of 28371

List of positive integer factors of 28371 that divides 28371 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 49, 147, 193, 579, 1351, 4053, 9457

Step-4: Factors of 28383

List of positive integer factors of 28383 that divides 28371 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9461

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28371 and 28383. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28371 and 28383 is 3.

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