What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28518 and 28525?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28518 and 28525 is 7.

GCF(28518,28525) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28518 and 28525, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28518 and 28525.

How to find the GCF of 28518 and 28525?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28518 and 28525. After we will calculate the factors of 28518 and 28525 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28518

Prime factors of 28518 are 2, 3, 7, 97. Prime factorization of 28518 in exponential form is:

28518 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28525

Prime factors of 28525 are 5, 7, 163. Prime factorization of 28525 in exponential form is:

28525 = 5² × 7¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 28518

List of positive integer factors of 28518 that divides 28518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 49, 97, 98, 147, 194, 291, 294, 582, 679, 1358, 2037, 4074, 4753, 9506, 14259

Step-4: Factors of 28525

List of positive integer factors of 28525 that divides 28518 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 25, 35, 163, 175, 815, 1141, 4075, 5705

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28518 and 28525. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28518 and 28525 is 7.

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