What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28518 and 28532?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28518 and 28532 is 14.

GCF(28518,28532) = 14

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28518 and 28532, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28518 and 28532.

How to find the GCF of 28518 and 28532?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28518 and 28532. After we will calculate the factors of 28518 and 28532 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 28532

Prime factors of 28532 are 2, 7, 1019. Prime factorization of 28532 in exponential form is:

28532 = 2² × 7¹ × 1019¹

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 28532

List of positive integer factors of 28532 that divides 28518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1019, 2038, 4076, 7133, 14266

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28518 and 28532. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28518 and 28532 is 14.

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