What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28581 and 28596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28581 and 28596 is 3.

GCF(28581,28596) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28581 and 28596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28581 and 28596.

How to find the GCF of 28581 and 28596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28581 and 28596. After we will calculate the factors of 28581 and 28596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28581

Prime factors of 28581 are 3, 7, 1361. Prime factorization of 28581 in exponential form is:

28581 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1361¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28596

Prime factors of 28596 are 2, 3, 2383. Prime factorization of 28596 in exponential form is:

28596 = 2² × 3¹ × 2383¹

Step-3: Factors of 28581

List of positive integer factors of 28581 that divides 28581 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1361, 4083, 9527

Step-4: Factors of 28596

List of positive integer factors of 28596 that divides 28581 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2383, 4766, 7149, 9532, 14298

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28581 and 28596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28581 and 28596 is 3.

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