What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28586 and 28604?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28586 and 28604 is 2.

GCF(28586,28604) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28586 and 28604, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28586 and 28604.

How to find the GCF of 28586 and 28604?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28586 and 28604. After we will calculate the factors of 28586 and 28604 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 28604

Prime factors of 28604 are 2, 7151. Prime factorization of 28604 in exponential form is:

28604 = 2² × 7151¹

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 28604

List of positive integer factors of 28604 that divides 28586 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7151, 14302

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28586 and 28604. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28586 and 28604 is 2.

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