What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28719 and 28734?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28719 and 28734 is 3.

GCF(28719,28734) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28719 and 28734, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28719 and 28734.

How to find the GCF of 28719 and 28734?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28719 and 28734. After we will calculate the factors of 28719 and 28734 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28719

Prime factors of 28719 are 3, 3191. Prime factorization of 28719 in exponential form is:

28719 = 3² × 3191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28734

Prime factors of 28734 are 2, 3, 4789. Prime factorization of 28734 in exponential form is:

28734 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4789¹

Step-3: Factors of 28719

List of positive integer factors of 28719 that divides 28719 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3191, 9573

Step-4: Factors of 28734

List of positive integer factors of 28734 that divides 28719 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4789, 9578, 14367

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28719 and 28734. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28719 and 28734 is 3.

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