What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28587 and 28599?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28587 and 28599 is 3.

GCF(28587,28599) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28587 and 28599, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28587 and 28599.

How to find the GCF of 28587 and 28599?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28587 and 28599. After we will calculate the factors of 28587 and 28599 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28587

Prime factors of 28587 are 3, 13, 733. Prime factorization of 28587 in exponential form is:

28587 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 733¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28599

Prime factors of 28599 are 3, 9533. Prime factorization of 28599 in exponential form is:

28599 = 3¹ × 9533¹

Step-3: Factors of 28587

List of positive integer factors of 28587 that divides 28587 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 733, 2199, 9529

Step-4: Factors of 28599

List of positive integer factors of 28599 that divides 28587 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9533

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28587 and 28599. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28587 and 28599 is 3.

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