What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28555 and 28562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28555 and 28562 is 1.

GCF(28555,28562) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28555 and 28562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28555 and 28562.

How to find the GCF of 28555 and 28562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28555 and 28562. After we will calculate the factors of 28555 and 28562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28555

Prime factors of 28555 are 5, 5711. Prime factorization of 28555 in exponential form is:

28555 = 5¹ × 5711¹

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 28555

List of positive integer factors of 28555 that divides 28555 without a remainder.

1, 5, 5711

Step-4: Factors of 28562

List of positive integer factors of 28562 that divides 28555 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28555 and 28562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28555 and 28562 is 1.

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