What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28730 and 28747?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28730 and 28747 is 17.

GCF(28730,28747) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28730 and 28747, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28730 and 28747.

How to find the GCF of 28730 and 28747?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28730 and 28747. After we will calculate the factors of 28730 and 28747 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28730

Prime factors of 28730 are 2, 5, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 28730 in exponential form is:

28730 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13² × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28747

Prime factors of 28747 are 17, 19, 89. Prime factorization of 28747 in exponential form is:

28747 = 17¹ × 19¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 28730

List of positive integer factors of 28730 that divides 28730 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 17, 26, 34, 65, 85, 130, 169, 170, 221, 338, 442, 845, 1105, 1690, 2210, 2873, 5746, 14365

Step-4: Factors of 28747

List of positive integer factors of 28747 that divides 28730 without a remainder.

1, 17, 19, 89, 323, 1513, 1691

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28730 and 28747. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28730 and 28747 is 17.

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