What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28494 and 28500?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28494 and 28500 is 6.

GCF(28494,28500) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28494 and 28500, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28494 and 28500.

How to find the GCF of 28494 and 28500?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28494 and 28500. After we will calculate the factors of 28494 and 28500 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 28500

Prime factors of 28500 are 2, 3, 5, 19. Prime factorization of 28500 in exponential form is:

28500 = 2² × 3¹ × 5³ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 28494

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 28500

List of positive integer factors of 28500 that divides 28494 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 19, 20, 25, 30, 38, 50, 57, 60, 75, 76, 95, 100, 114, 125, 150, 190, 228, 250, 285, 300, 375, 380, 475, 500, 570, 750, 950, 1140, 1425, 1500, 1900, 2375, 2850, 4750, 5700, 7125, 9500, 14250

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28494 and 28500. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28494 and 28500 is 6.

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