What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28761 and 28767?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28761 and 28767 is 3.

GCF(28761,28767) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28761 and 28767, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28761 and 28767.

How to find the GCF of 28761 and 28767?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28761 and 28767. After we will calculate the factors of 28761 and 28767 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28761

Prime factors of 28761 are 3, 9587. Prime factorization of 28761 in exponential form is:

28761 = 3¹ × 9587¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28767

Prime factors of 28767 are 3, 43, 223. Prime factorization of 28767 in exponential form is:

28767 = 3¹ × 43¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 28761

List of positive integer factors of 28761 that divides 28761 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9587

Step-4: Factors of 28767

List of positive integer factors of 28767 that divides 28761 without a remainder.

1, 3, 43, 129, 223, 669, 9589

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28761 and 28767. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28761 and 28767 is 3.

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