What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28598 and 28602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28598 and 28602 is 2.

GCF(28598,28602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28598 and 28602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28598 and 28602.

How to find the GCF of 28598 and 28602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28598 and 28602. After we will calculate the factors of 28598 and 28602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 28602

Prime factors of 28602 are 2, 3, 7, 227. Prime factorization of 28602 in exponential form is:

28602 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 28598

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 28602

List of positive integer factors of 28602 that divides 28598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 126, 227, 454, 681, 1362, 1589, 2043, 3178, 4086, 4767, 9534, 14301

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28598 and 28602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28598 and 28602 is 2.

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