What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28478 and 28494?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28478 and 28494 is 2.

GCF(28478,28494) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28478 and 28494, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28478 and 28494.

How to find the GCF of 28478 and 28494?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28478 and 28494. After we will calculate the factors of 28478 and 28494 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 28494

Prime factors of 28494 are 2, 3, 1583. Prime factorization of 28494 in exponential form is:

28494 = 2¹ × 3² × 1583¹

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 28494

List of positive integer factors of 28494 that divides 28478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1583, 3166, 4749, 9498, 14247

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28478 and 28494. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28478 and 28494 is 2.

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