What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28557 and 28572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28557 and 28572 is 3.

GCF(28557,28572) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28557 and 28572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28557 and 28572.

How to find the GCF of 28557 and 28572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28557 and 28572. After we will calculate the factors of 28557 and 28572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28557

Prime factors of 28557 are 3, 19, 167. Prime factorization of 28557 in exponential form is:

28557 = 3² × 19¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28572

Prime factors of 28572 are 2, 3, 2381. Prime factorization of 28572 in exponential form is:

28572 = 2² × 3¹ × 2381¹

Step-3: Factors of 28557

List of positive integer factors of 28557 that divides 28557 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 19, 57, 167, 171, 501, 1503, 3173, 9519

Step-4: Factors of 28572

List of positive integer factors of 28572 that divides 28557 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2381, 4762, 7143, 9524, 14286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28557 and 28572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28557 and 28572 is 3.

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