What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28762 and 28778?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28762 and 28778 is 2.

GCF(28762,28778) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28762 and 28778, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28762 and 28778.

How to find the GCF of 28762 and 28778?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28762 and 28778. After we will calculate the factors of 28762 and 28778 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28762

Prime factors of 28762 are 2, 73, 197. Prime factorization of 28762 in exponential form is:

28762 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28778

Prime factors of 28778 are 2, 14389. Prime factorization of 28778 in exponential form is:

28778 = 2¹ × 14389¹

Step-3: Factors of 28762

List of positive integer factors of 28762 that divides 28762 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 146, 197, 394, 14381

Step-4: Factors of 28778

List of positive integer factors of 28778 that divides 28762 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14389

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28762 and 28778. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28762 and 28778 is 2.

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