What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28632 and 28646?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28632 and 28646 is 2.

GCF(28632,28646) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28632 and 28646, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28632 and 28646.

How to find the GCF of 28632 and 28646?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28632 and 28646. After we will calculate the factors of 28632 and 28646 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28632

Prime factors of 28632 are 2, 3, 1193. Prime factorization of 28632 in exponential form is:

28632 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28646

Prime factors of 28646 are 2, 14323. Prime factorization of 28646 in exponential form is:

28646 = 2¹ × 14323¹

Step-3: Factors of 28632

List of positive integer factors of 28632 that divides 28632 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1193, 2386, 3579, 4772, 7158, 9544, 14316

Step-4: Factors of 28646

List of positive integer factors of 28646 that divides 28632 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14323

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28632 and 28646. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28632 and 28646 is 2.

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