What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28629 and 28641?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28629 and 28641 is 3.

GCF(28629,28641) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28629 and 28641, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28629 and 28641.

How to find the GCF of 28629 and 28641?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28629 and 28641. After we will calculate the factors of 28629 and 28641 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28629

Prime factors of 28629 are 3, 3181. Prime factorization of 28629 in exponential form is:

28629 = 3² × 3181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28641

Prime factors of 28641 are 3, 9547. Prime factorization of 28641 in exponential form is:

28641 = 3¹ × 9547¹

Step-3: Factors of 28629

List of positive integer factors of 28629 that divides 28629 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3181, 9543

Step-4: Factors of 28641

List of positive integer factors of 28641 that divides 28629 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9547

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28629 and 28641. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28629 and 28641 is 3.

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