What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28716 and 28722?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28716 and 28722 is 6.

GCF(28716,28722) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28716 and 28722, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28716 and 28722.

How to find the GCF of 28716 and 28722?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28716 and 28722. After we will calculate the factors of 28716 and 28722 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28716

Prime factors of 28716 are 2, 3, 2393. Prime factorization of 28716 in exponential form is:

28716 = 2² × 3¹ × 2393¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28722

Prime factors of 28722 are 2, 3, 4787. Prime factorization of 28722 in exponential form is:

28722 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4787¹

Step-3: Factors of 28716

List of positive integer factors of 28716 that divides 28716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2393, 4786, 7179, 9572, 14358

Step-4: Factors of 28722

List of positive integer factors of 28722 that divides 28716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4787, 9574, 14361

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28716 and 28722. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28716 and 28722 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 28716 and 28722