What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28491 and 28498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28491 and 28498 is 1.

GCF(28491,28498) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28491 and 28498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28491 and 28498.

How to find the GCF of 28491 and 28498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28491 and 28498. After we will calculate the factors of 28491 and 28498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28491

Prime factors of 28491 are 3, 9497. Prime factorization of 28491 in exponential form is:

28491 = 3¹ × 9497¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28498

Prime factors of 28498 are 2, 14249. Prime factorization of 28498 in exponential form is:

28498 = 2¹ × 14249¹

Step-3: Factors of 28491

List of positive integer factors of 28491 that divides 28491 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9497

Step-4: Factors of 28498

List of positive integer factors of 28498 that divides 28491 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14249

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28491 and 28498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28491 and 28498 is 1.

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