What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28431 and 28444?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28431 and 28444 is 13.

GCF(28431,28444) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28431 and 28444, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28431 and 28444.

How to find the GCF of 28431 and 28444?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28431 and 28444. After we will calculate the factors of 28431 and 28444 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28431

Prime factors of 28431 are 3, 13. Prime factorization of 28431 in exponential form is:

28431 = 3⁷ × 13¹

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 28431

List of positive integer factors of 28431 that divides 28431 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 27, 39, 81, 117, 243, 351, 729, 1053, 2187, 3159, 9477

Step-4: Factors of 28444

List of positive integer factors of 28444 that divides 28431 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 28431 and 28444. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28431 and 28444 is 13.

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