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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28862 and 28868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28862 and 28868 is 2.

GCF(28862,28868) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28862 and 28868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28862 and 28868.

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How to find the GCF of 28862 and 28868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28862 and 28868. After we will calculate the factors of 28862 and 28868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28862

Prime factors of 28862 are 2, 14431. Prime factorization of 28862 in exponential form is:

28862 = 21 × 144311

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28868

Prime factors of 28868 are 2, 7, 1031. Prime factorization of 28868 in exponential form is:

28868 = 22 × 71 × 10311

Step-3: Factors of 28862

List of positive integer factors of 28862 that divides 28862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14431

Step-4: Factors of 28868

List of positive integer factors of 28868 that divides 28862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1031, 2062, 4124, 7217, 14434

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28862 and 28868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28862 and 28868 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 28862 and 28868