What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28456 and 28462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28456 and 28462 is 2.

GCF(28456,28462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28456 and 28462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28456 and 28462.

How to find the GCF of 28456 and 28462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28456 and 28462. After we will calculate the factors of 28456 and 28462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28456

Prime factors of 28456 are 2, 3557. Prime factorization of 28456 in exponential form is:

28456 = 2³ × 3557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28462

Prime factors of 28462 are 2, 7, 19, 107. Prime factorization of 28462 in exponential form is:

28462 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 28456

List of positive integer factors of 28456 that divides 28456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3557, 7114, 14228

Step-4: Factors of 28462

List of positive integer factors of 28462 that divides 28456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 19, 38, 107, 133, 214, 266, 749, 1498, 2033, 4066, 14231

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28456 and 28462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28456 and 28462 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 28456 and 28462