What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28486 and 28502?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28486 and 28502 is 2.

GCF(28486,28502) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28486 and 28502, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28486 and 28502.

How to find the GCF of 28486 and 28502?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28486 and 28502. After we will calculate the factors of 28486 and 28502 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28486

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

28486 = 2¹ × 14243¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28502

Prime factors of 28502 are 2, 14251. Prime factorization of 28502 in exponential form is:

28502 = 2¹ × 14251¹

Step-3: Factors of 28486

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

1, 2, 14243

Step-4: Factors of 28502

List of positive integer factors of 28502 that divides 28486 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28486 and 28502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28486 and 28502 is 2.

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