What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28478 and 28486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28478 and 28486 is 2.

GCF(28478,28486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28478 and 28486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28478 and 28486.

How to find the GCF of 28478 and 28486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28478 and 28486. After we will calculate the factors of 28478 and 28486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28478

Prime factors of 28478 are 2, 29, 491. Prime factorization of 28478 in exponential form is:

28478 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 491¹

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 28478

List of positive integer factors of 28478 that divides 28478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 491, 982, 14239

Step-4: Factors of 28486

List of positive integer factors of 28486 that divides 28478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28478 and 28486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28478 and 28486 is 2.

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