What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28628 and 28648?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28628 and 28648 is 4.

GCF(28628,28648) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28628 and 28648, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28628 and 28648.

How to find the GCF of 28628 and 28648?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28628 and 28648. After we will calculate the factors of 28628 and 28648 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28628

Prime factors of 28628 are 2, 17, 421. Prime factorization of 28628 in exponential form is:

28628 = 2² × 17¹ × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28648

Prime factors of 28648 are 2, 3581. Prime factorization of 28648 in exponential form is:

28648 = 2³ × 3581¹

Step-3: Factors of 28628

List of positive integer factors of 28628 that divides 28628 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 421, 842, 1684, 7157, 14314

Step-4: Factors of 28648

List of positive integer factors of 28648 that divides 28628 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3581, 7162, 14324

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28628 and 28648. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28628 and 28648 is 4.

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