What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28590 and 28598?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28590 and 28598 is 2.

GCF(28590,28598) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28590 and 28598, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28590 and 28598.

How to find the GCF of 28590 and 28598?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28590 and 28598. After we will calculate the factors of 28590 and 28598 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28590

Prime factors of 28590 are 2, 3, 5, 953. Prime factorization of 28590 in exponential form is:

28590 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28598

Prime factors of 28598 are 2, 79, 181. Prime factorization of 28598 in exponential form is:

28598 = 2¹ × 79¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 28590

List of positive integer factors of 28590 that divides 28590 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 953, 1906, 2859, 4765, 5718, 9530, 14295

Step-4: Factors of 28598

List of positive integer factors of 28598 that divides 28590 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 158, 181, 362, 14299

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28590 and 28598. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28590 and 28598 is 2.

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