What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28798 and 28806?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28798 and 28806 is 2.

GCF(28798,28806) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28798 and 28806, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28798 and 28806.

How to find the GCF of 28798 and 28806?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28798 and 28806. After we will calculate the factors of 28798 and 28806 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28798

Prime factors of 28798 are 2, 7, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 28798 in exponential form is:

28798 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11² × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28806

Prime factors of 28806 are 2, 3, 4801. Prime factorization of 28806 in exponential form is:

28806 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4801¹

Step-3: Factors of 28798

List of positive integer factors of 28798 that divides 28798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 17, 22, 34, 77, 119, 121, 154, 187, 238, 242, 374, 847, 1309, 1694, 2057, 2618, 4114, 14399

Step-4: Factors of 28806

List of positive integer factors of 28806 that divides 28798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4801, 9602, 14403

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28798 and 28806. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28798 and 28806 is 2.

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