What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28422 and 28430?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28422 and 28430 is 2.

GCF(28422,28430) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28422 and 28430, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28422 and 28430.

How to find the GCF of 28422 and 28430?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28422 and 28430. After we will calculate the factors of 28422 and 28430 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28422

Prime factors of 28422 are 2, 3, 1579. Prime factorization of 28422 in exponential form is:

28422 = 2¹ × 3² × 1579¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28430

Prime factors of 28430 are 2, 5, 2843. Prime factorization of 28430 in exponential form is:

28430 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2843¹

Step-3: Factors of 28422

List of positive integer factors of 28422 that divides 28422 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1579, 3158, 4737, 9474, 14211

Step-4: Factors of 28430

List of positive integer factors of 28430 that divides 28422 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2843, 5686, 14215

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28422 and 28430. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28422 and 28430 is 2.

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