What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28446 and 28461?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28446 and 28461 is 3.

GCF(28446,28461) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28446 and 28461, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28446 and 28461.

How to find the GCF of 28446 and 28461?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28446 and 28461. After we will calculate the factors of 28446 and 28461 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28446

Prime factors of 28446 are 2, 3, 11, 431. Prime factorization of 28446 in exponential form is:

28446 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28461

Prime factors of 28461 are 3, 53, 179. Prime factorization of 28461 in exponential form is:

28461 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 28446

List of positive integer factors of 28446 that divides 28446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 431, 862, 1293, 2586, 4741, 9482, 14223

Step-4: Factors of 28461

List of positive integer factors of 28461 that divides 28446 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 159, 179, 537, 9487

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28446 and 28461. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28446 and 28461 is 3.

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