What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28716 and 28731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28716 and 28731 is 3.

GCF(28716,28731) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28716 and 28731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28716 and 28731.

How to find the GCF of 28716 and 28731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28716 and 28731. After we will calculate the factors of 28716 and 28731 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 28731

Prime factors of 28731 are 3, 61, 157. Prime factorization of 28731 in exponential form is:

28731 = 3¹ × 61¹ × 157¹

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 28731

List of positive integer factors of 28731 that divides 28716 without a remainder.

1, 3, 61, 157, 183, 471, 9577

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28716 and 28731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28716 and 28731 is 3.

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