What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28586 and 28594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28586 and 28594 is 2.

GCF(28586,28594) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28586 and 28594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28586 and 28594.

How to find the GCF of 28586 and 28594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28586 and 28594. After we will calculate the factors of 28586 and 28594 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28586

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

28586 = 2¹ × 14293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28594

Prime factors of 28594 are 2, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 28594 in exponential form is:

28594 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 29²

Step-3: Factors of 28586

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

1, 2, 14293

Step-4: Factors of 28594

List of positive integer factors of 28594 that divides 28586 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 29, 34, 58, 493, 841, 986, 1682, 14297

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28586 and 28594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28586 and 28594 is 2.

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