What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28718 and 28733?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28718 and 28733 is 1.

GCF(28718,28733) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28718 and 28733, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28718 and 28733.

How to find the GCF of 28718 and 28733?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28718 and 28733. After we will calculate the factors of 28718 and 28733 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 28733

Prime factors of 28733 are 59, 487. Prime factorization of 28733 in exponential form is:

28733 = 59¹ × 487¹

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 28733

List of positive integer factors of 28733 that divides 28718 without a remainder.

1, 59, 487

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28718 and 28733. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28718 and 28733 is 1.

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