What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28472 and 28486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28472 and 28486 is 2.

GCF(28472,28486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28472 and 28486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28472 and 28486.

How to find the GCF of 28472 and 28486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28472 and 28486. After we will calculate the factors of 28472 and 28486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28472

Prime factors of 28472 are 2, 3559. Prime factorization of 28472 in exponential form is:

28472 = 2³ × 3559¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28486

Prime factors of 28486 are 2, 14243. Prime factorization of 28486 in exponential form is:

28486 = 2¹ × 14243¹

Step-3: Factors of 28472

List of positive integer factors of 28472 that divides 28472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3559, 7118, 14236

Step-4: Factors of 28486

List of positive integer factors of 28486 that divides 28472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28472 and 28486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28472 and 28486 is 2.

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