What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28718 and 28726?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28718 and 28726 is 2.

GCF(28718,28726) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28718 and 28726, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28718 and 28726.

How to find the GCF of 28718 and 28726?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28718 and 28726. After we will calculate the factors of 28718 and 28726 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28718

Prime factors of 28718 are 2, 83, 173. Prime factorization of 28718 in exponential form is:

28718 = 2¹ × 83¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28726

Prime factors of 28726 are 2, 53, 271. Prime factorization of 28726 in exponential form is:

28726 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 271¹

Step-3: Factors of 28718

List of positive integer factors of 28718 that divides 28718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83, 166, 173, 346, 14359

Step-4: Factors of 28726

List of positive integer factors of 28726 that divides 28718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 271, 542, 14363

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28718 and 28726. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28718 and 28726 is 2.

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