What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28540 and 28549?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28540 and 28549 is 1.

GCF(28540,28549) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28540 and 28549, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28540 and 28549.

How to find the GCF of 28540 and 28549?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28540 and 28549. After we will calculate the factors of 28540 and 28549 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28540

Prime factors of 28540 are 2, 5, 1427. Prime factorization of 28540 in exponential form is:

28540 = 2² × 5¹ × 1427¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28549

Prime factors of 28549 are 28549. Prime factorization of 28549 in exponential form is:

28549 = 28549¹

Step-3: Factors of 28540

List of positive integer factors of 28540 that divides 28540 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1427, 2854, 5708, 7135, 14270

Step-4: Factors of 28549

List of positive integer factors of 28549 that divides 28540 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28540 and 28549. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28540 and 28549 is 1.

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