What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28838 and 28855?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28838 and 28855 is 1.

GCF(28838,28855) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28838 and 28855, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28838 and 28855.

How to find the GCF of 28838 and 28855?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28838 and 28855. After we will calculate the factors of 28838 and 28855 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28838

Prime factors of 28838 are 2, 14419. Prime factorization of 28838 in exponential form is:

28838 = 2¹ × 14419¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28855

Prime factors of 28855 are 5, 29, 199. Prime factorization of 28855 in exponential form is:

28855 = 5¹ × 29¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 28838

List of positive integer factors of 28838 that divides 28838 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14419

Step-4: Factors of 28855

List of positive integer factors of 28855 that divides 28838 without a remainder.

1, 5, 29, 145, 199, 995, 5771

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28838 and 28855. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28838 and 28855 is 1.

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