What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28504 and 28508?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28504 and 28508 is 4.

GCF(28504,28508) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28504 and 28508, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28504 and 28508.

How to find the GCF of 28504 and 28508?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28504 and 28508. After we will calculate the factors of 28504 and 28508 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28504

Prime factors of 28504 are 2, 7, 509. Prime factorization of 28504 in exponential form is:

28504 = 2³ × 7¹ × 509¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28508

Prime factors of 28508 are 2, 7127. Prime factorization of 28508 in exponential form is:

28508 = 2² × 7127¹

Step-3: Factors of 28504

List of positive integer factors of 28504 that divides 28504 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 509, 1018, 2036, 3563, 4072, 7126, 14252

Step-4: Factors of 28508

List of positive integer factors of 28508 that divides 28504 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7127, 14254

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28504 and 28508. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28504 and 28508 is 4.

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