What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28488 and 28492?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28488 and 28492 is 4.

GCF(28488,28492) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28488 and 28492, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28488 and 28492.

How to find the GCF of 28488 and 28492?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28488 and 28492. After we will calculate the factors of 28488 and 28492 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28488

Prime factors of 28488 are 2, 3, 1187. Prime factorization of 28488 in exponential form is:

28488 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1187¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28492

Prime factors of 28492 are 2, 17, 419. Prime factorization of 28492 in exponential form is:

28492 = 2² × 17¹ × 419¹

Step-3: Factors of 28488

List of positive integer factors of 28488 that divides 28488 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1187, 2374, 3561, 4748, 7122, 9496, 14244

Step-4: Factors of 28492

List of positive integer factors of 28492 that divides 28488 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 419, 838, 1676, 7123, 14246

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28488 and 28492. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28488 and 28492 is 4.

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