What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28552 and 28562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28552 and 28562 is 2.

GCF(28552,28562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28552 and 28562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28552 and 28562.

How to find the GCF of 28552 and 28562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28552 and 28562. After we will calculate the factors of 28552 and 28562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28552

Prime factors of 28552 are 2, 43, 83. Prime factorization of 28552 in exponential form is:

28552 = 2³ × 43¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28562

Prime factors of 28562 are 2, 14281. Prime factorization of 28562 in exponential form is:

28562 = 2¹ × 14281¹

Step-3: Factors of 28552

List of positive integer factors of 28552 that divides 28552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 43, 83, 86, 166, 172, 332, 344, 664, 3569, 7138, 14276

Step-4: Factors of 28562

List of positive integer factors of 28562 that divides 28552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28552 and 28562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28552 and 28562 is 2.

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