What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28760 and 28774?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28760 and 28774 is 2.

GCF(28760,28774) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28760 and 28774, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28760 and 28774.

How to find the GCF of 28760 and 28774?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28760 and 28774. After we will calculate the factors of 28760 and 28774 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28760

Prime factors of 28760 are 2, 5, 719. Prime factorization of 28760 in exponential form is:

28760 = 2³ × 5¹ × 719¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28774

Prime factors of 28774 are 2, 14387. Prime factorization of 28774 in exponential form is:

28774 = 2¹ × 14387¹

Step-3: Factors of 28760

List of positive integer factors of 28760 that divides 28760 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 719, 1438, 2876, 3595, 5752, 7190, 14380

Step-4: Factors of 28774

List of positive integer factors of 28774 that divides 28760 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14387

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28760 and 28774. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28760 and 28774 is 2.

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