What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28584 and 28596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28584 and 28596 is 12.

GCF(28584,28596) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28584 and 28596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28584 and 28596.

How to find the GCF of 28584 and 28596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28584 and 28596. After we will calculate the factors of 28584 and 28596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-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 28584

List of positive integer factors of 28584 that divides 28584 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

Step-4: Factors of 28596

List of positive integer factors of 28596 that divides 28584 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 28584 and 28596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28584 and 28596 is 12.

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