What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28422 and 28438?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28422 and 28438 is 2.

GCF(28422,28438) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28422 and 28438, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28422 and 28438.

How to find the GCF of 28422 and 28438?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28422 and 28438. After we will calculate the factors of 28422 and 28438 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 28438

Prime factors of 28438 are 2, 59, 241. Prime factorization of 28438 in exponential form is:

28438 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 241¹

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 28438

List of positive integer factors of 28438 that divides 28422 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 118, 241, 482, 14219

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28422 and 28438. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28422 and 28438 is 2.

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