What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28806 and 28821?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28806 and 28821 is 3.

GCF(28806,28821) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28806 and 28821, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28806 and 28821.

How to find the GCF of 28806 and 28821?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28806 and 28821. After we will calculate the factors of 28806 and 28821 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 28821

Prime factors of 28821 are 3, 13, 739. Prime factorization of 28821 in exponential form is:

28821 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 739¹

Step-3: Factors of 28806

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 28821

List of positive integer factors of 28821 that divides 28806 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 739, 2217, 9607

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28806 and 28821. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28806 and 28821 is 3.

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