What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28647 and 28659?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28647 and 28659 is 3.

GCF(28647,28659) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28647 and 28659, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28647 and 28659.

How to find the GCF of 28647 and 28659?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28647 and 28659. After we will calculate the factors of 28647 and 28659 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28647

Prime factors of 28647 are 3, 1061. Prime factorization of 28647 in exponential form is:

28647 = 3³ × 1061¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28659

Prime factors of 28659 are 3, 41, 233. Prime factorization of 28659 in exponential form is:

28659 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 28647

List of positive integer factors of 28647 that divides 28647 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 1061, 3183, 9549

Step-4: Factors of 28659

List of positive integer factors of 28659 that divides 28647 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 233, 699, 9553

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28647 and 28659. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28647 and 28659 is 3.

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