What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28426 and 28444?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28426 and 28444 is 2.

GCF(28426,28444) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28426 and 28444, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28426 and 28444.

How to find the GCF of 28426 and 28444?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28426 and 28444. After we will calculate the factors of 28426 and 28444 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28426

Prime factors of 28426 are 2, 61, 233. Prime factorization of 28426 in exponential form is:

28426 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28444

Prime factors of 28444 are 2, 13, 547. Prime factorization of 28444 in exponential form is:

28444 = 2² × 13¹ × 547¹

Step-3: Factors of 28426

List of positive integer factors of 28426 that divides 28426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 233, 466, 14213

Step-4: Factors of 28444

List of positive integer factors of 28444 that divides 28426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 547, 1094, 2188, 7111, 14222

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28426 and 28444. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28426 and 28444 is 2.

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