What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28827 and 28836?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28827 and 28836 is 9.

GCF(28827,28836) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28827 and 28836, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28827 and 28836.

How to find the GCF of 28827 and 28836?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28827 and 28836. After we will calculate the factors of 28827 and 28836 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28827

Prime factors of 28827 are 3, 3203. Prime factorization of 28827 in exponential form is:

28827 = 3² × 3203¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28836

Prime factors of 28836 are 2, 3, 89. Prime factorization of 28836 in exponential form is:

28836 = 2² × 3⁴ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 28827

List of positive integer factors of 28827 that divides 28827 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3203, 9609

Step-4: Factors of 28836

List of positive integer factors of 28836 that divides 28827 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 89, 108, 162, 178, 267, 324, 356, 534, 801, 1068, 1602, 2403, 3204, 4806, 7209, 9612, 14418

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28827 and 28836. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28827 and 28836 is 9.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 28827 and 28836