What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28598 and 28616?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28598 and 28616 is 2.

GCF(28598,28616) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28598 and 28616, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28598 and 28616.

How to find the GCF of 28598 and 28616?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28598 and 28616. After we will calculate the factors of 28598 and 28616 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 28616

Prime factors of 28616 are 2, 7, 73. Prime factorization of 28616 in exponential form is:

28616 = 2³ × 7² × 73¹

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 28616

List of positive integer factors of 28616 that divides 28598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 49, 56, 73, 98, 146, 196, 292, 392, 511, 584, 1022, 2044, 3577, 4088, 7154, 14308

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28598 and 28616. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28598 and 28616 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 28598 and 28616