What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28786 and 28802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28786 and 28802 is 2.

GCF(28786,28802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28786 and 28802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28786 and 28802.

How to find the GCF of 28786 and 28802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28786 and 28802. After we will calculate the factors of 28786 and 28802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28786

Prime factors of 28786 are 2, 37, 389. Prime factorization of 28786 in exponential form is:

28786 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28802

Prime factors of 28802 are 2, 14401. Prime factorization of 28802 in exponential form is:

28802 = 2¹ × 14401¹

Step-3: Factors of 28786

List of positive integer factors of 28786 that divides 28786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 389, 778, 14393

Step-4: Factors of 28802

List of positive integer factors of 28802 that divides 28786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28786 and 28802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28786 and 28802 is 2.

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