What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28731 and 28741?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28731 and 28741 is 1.

GCF(28731,28741) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28731 and 28741, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28731 and 28741.

How to find the GCF of 28731 and 28741?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28731 and 28741. After we will calculate the factors of 28731 and 28741 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28731

Prime factors of 28731 are 3, 61, 157. Prime factorization of 28731 in exponential form is:

28731 = 3¹ × 61¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28741

Prime factors of 28741 are 41, 701. Prime factorization of 28741 in exponential form is:

28741 = 41¹ × 701¹

Step-3: Factors of 28731

List of positive integer factors of 28731 that divides 28731 without a remainder.

1, 3, 61, 157, 183, 471, 9577

Step-4: Factors of 28741

List of positive integer factors of 28741 that divides 28731 without a remainder.

1, 41, 701

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28731 and 28741. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28731 and 28741 is 1.

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