What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28668 and 28679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28668 and 28679 is 1.

GCF(28668,28679) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28668 and 28679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28668 and 28679.

How to find the GCF of 28668 and 28679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28668 and 28679. After we will calculate the factors of 28668 and 28679 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28668

Prime factors of 28668 are 2, 3, 2389. Prime factorization of 28668 in exponential form is:

28668 = 2² × 3¹ × 2389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28679

Prime factors of 28679 are 7, 17, 241. Prime factorization of 28679 in exponential form is:

28679 = 7¹ × 17¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 28668

List of positive integer factors of 28668 that divides 28668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2389, 4778, 7167, 9556, 14334

Step-4: Factors of 28679

List of positive integer factors of 28679 that divides 28668 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17, 119, 241, 1687, 4097

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28668 and 28679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28668 and 28679 is 1.

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