What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28726 and 28746?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28726 and 28746 is 2.

GCF(28726,28746) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28726 and 28746, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28726 and 28746.

How to find the GCF of 28726 and 28746?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28726 and 28746. After we will calculate the factors of 28726 and 28746 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 28746

Prime factors of 28746 are 2, 3, 1597. Prime factorization of 28746 in exponential form is:

28746 = 2¹ × 3² × 1597¹

Step-3: Factors of 28726

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 28746

List of positive integer factors of 28746 that divides 28726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1597, 3194, 4791, 9582, 14373

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28726 and 28746. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28726 and 28746 is 2.

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