What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28498 and 28502?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28498 and 28502 is 2.

GCF(28498,28502) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28498 and 28502, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28498 and 28502.

How to find the GCF of 28498 and 28502?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28498 and 28502. After we will calculate the factors of 28498 and 28502 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28498

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

28498 = 2¹ × 14249¹

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 28498

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

1, 2, 14249

Step-4: Factors of 28502

List of positive integer factors of 28502 that divides 28498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28498 and 28502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28498 and 28502 is 2.

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