What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28423 and 28438?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28423 and 28438 is 1.

GCF(28423,28438) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28423 and 28438, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28423 and 28438.

How to find the GCF of 28423 and 28438?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28423 and 28438. After we will calculate the factors of 28423 and 28438 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28423

Prime factors of 28423 are 43, 661. Prime factorization of 28423 in exponential form is:

28423 = 43¹ × 661¹

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 28423

List of positive integer factors of 28423 that divides 28423 without a remainder.

1, 43, 661

Step-4: Factors of 28438

List of positive integer factors of 28438 that divides 28423 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28423 and 28438. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28423 and 28438 is 1.

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