What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28846 and 28856?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28846 and 28856 is 2.

GCF(28846,28856) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28846 and 28856, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28846 and 28856.

How to find the GCF of 28846 and 28856?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28846 and 28856. After we will calculate the factors of 28846 and 28856 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28846

Prime factors of 28846 are 2, 14423. Prime factorization of 28846 in exponential form is:

28846 = 2¹ × 14423¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28856

Prime factors of 28856 are 2, 3607. Prime factorization of 28856 in exponential form is:

28856 = 2³ × 3607¹

Step-3: Factors of 28846

List of positive integer factors of 28846 that divides 28846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14423

Step-4: Factors of 28856

List of positive integer factors of 28856 that divides 28846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3607, 7214, 14428

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28846 and 28856. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28846 and 28856 is 2.

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