What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28572 and 28584?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28572 and 28584 is 12.

GCF(28572,28584) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28572 and 28584, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28572 and 28584.

How to find the GCF of 28572 and 28584?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28572 and 28584. After we will calculate the factors of 28572 and 28584 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 28584

Prime factors of 28584 are 2, 3, 397. Prime factorization of 28584 in exponential form is:

28584 = 2³ × 3² × 397¹

Step-3: Factors of 28572

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 28584

List of positive integer factors of 28584 that divides 28572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 397, 794, 1191, 1588, 2382, 3176, 3573, 4764, 7146, 9528, 14292

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28572 and 28584. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28572 and 28584 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 28572 and 28584