What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28518 and 28526?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28518 and 28526 is 2.

GCF(28518,28526) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28518 and 28526, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28518 and 28526.

How to find the GCF of 28518 and 28526?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28518 and 28526. After we will calculate the factors of 28518 and 28526 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 28526

Prime factors of 28526 are 2, 17, 839. Prime factorization of 28526 in exponential form is:

28526 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 839¹

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 28526

List of positive integer factors of 28526 that divides 28518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 839, 1678, 14263

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28518 and 28526. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28518 and 28526 is 2.

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