What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28717 and 28722?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28717 and 28722 is 1.

GCF(28717,28722) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28717 and 28722, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28717 and 28722.

How to find the GCF of 28717 and 28722?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28717 and 28722. After we will calculate the factors of 28717 and 28722 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28717

Prime factors of 28717 are 13, 47. Prime factorization of 28717 in exponential form is:

28717 = 13¹ × 47²

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 28717

List of positive integer factors of 28717 that divides 28717 without a remainder.

1, 13, 47, 611, 2209

Step-4: Factors of 28722

List of positive integer factors of 28722 that divides 28717 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28717 and 28722. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28717 and 28722 is 1.

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