What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28745 and 28750?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28745 and 28750 is 5.

GCF(28745,28750) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28745 and 28750, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28745 and 28750.

How to find the GCF of 28745 and 28750?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28745 and 28750. After we will calculate the factors of 28745 and 28750 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28745

Prime factors of 28745 are 5, 5749. Prime factorization of 28745 in exponential form is:

28745 = 5¹ × 5749¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28750

Prime factors of 28750 are 2, 5, 23. Prime factorization of 28750 in exponential form is:

28750 = 2¹ × 5⁴ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 28745

List of positive integer factors of 28745 that divides 28745 without a remainder.

1, 5, 5749

Step-4: Factors of 28750

List of positive integer factors of 28750 that divides 28745 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 23, 25, 46, 50, 115, 125, 230, 250, 575, 625, 1150, 1250, 2875, 5750, 14375

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28745 and 28750. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28745 and 28750 is 5.

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