What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28497 and 28515?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28497 and 28515 is 3.

GCF(28497,28515) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28497 and 28515, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28497 and 28515.

How to find the GCF of 28497 and 28515?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28497 and 28515. After we will calculate the factors of 28497 and 28515 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28497

Prime factors of 28497 are 3, 7, 23, 59. Prime factorization of 28497 in exponential form is:

28497 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28515

Prime factors of 28515 are 3, 5, 1901. Prime factorization of 28515 in exponential form is:

28515 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 1901¹

Step-3: Factors of 28497

List of positive integer factors of 28497 that divides 28497 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 23, 59, 69, 161, 177, 413, 483, 1239, 1357, 4071, 9499

Step-4: Factors of 28515

List of positive integer factors of 28515 that divides 28497 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 1901, 5703, 9505

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28497 and 28515. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28497 and 28515 is 3.

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