What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28461 and 28479?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28461 and 28479 is 3.

GCF(28461,28479) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28461 and 28479, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28461 and 28479.

How to find the GCF of 28461 and 28479?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28461 and 28479. After we will calculate the factors of 28461 and 28479 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 28479

Prime factors of 28479 are 3, 11, 863. Prime factorization of 28479 in exponential form is:

28479 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 863¹

Step-3: Factors of 28461

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 28479

List of positive integer factors of 28479 that divides 28461 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 863, 2589, 9493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28461 and 28479. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28461 and 28479 is 3.

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