What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28629 and 28642?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28629 and 28642 is 1.

GCF(28629,28642) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28629 and 28642, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28629 and 28642.

How to find the GCF of 28629 and 28642?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28629 and 28642. After we will calculate the factors of 28629 and 28642 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 28642

Prime factors of 28642 are 2, 14321. Prime factorization of 28642 in exponential form is:

28642 = 2¹ × 14321¹

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 28642

List of positive integer factors of 28642 that divides 28629 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14321

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28629 and 28642. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28629 and 28642 is 1.

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