What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28572 and 28586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28572 and 28586 is 2.

GCF(28572,28586) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28572 and 28586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28572 and 28586.

How to find the GCF of 28572 and 28586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28572 and 28586. After we will calculate the factors of 28572 and 28586 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 28586

Prime factors of 28586 are 2, 14293. Prime factorization of 28586 in exponential form is:

28586 = 2¹ × 14293¹

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 28586

List of positive integer factors of 28586 that divides 28572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14293

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28572 and 28586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28572 and 28586 is 2.

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