What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28739 and 28746?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28739 and 28746 is 1.

GCF(28739,28746) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28739 and 28746, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28739 and 28746.

How to find the GCF of 28739 and 28746?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28739 and 28746. After we will calculate the factors of 28739 and 28746 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28739

Prime factors of 28739 are 29, 991. Prime factorization of 28739 in exponential form is:

28739 = 29¹ × 991¹

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 28739

List of positive integer factors of 28739 that divides 28739 without a remainder.

1, 29, 991

Step-4: Factors of 28746

List of positive integer factors of 28746 that divides 28739 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 28739 and 28746. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28739 and 28746 is 1.

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