What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28872 and 28883?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28872 and 28883 is 1.

GCF(28872,28883) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28872 and 28883, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28872 and 28883.

How to find the GCF of 28872 and 28883?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28872 and 28883. After we will calculate the factors of 28872 and 28883 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28872

Prime factors of 28872 are 2, 3, 401. Prime factorization of 28872 in exponential form is:

28872 = 2³ × 3² × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28883

Prime factors of 28883 are 17, 1699. Prime factorization of 28883 in exponential form is:

28883 = 17¹ × 1699¹

Step-3: Factors of 28872

List of positive integer factors of 28872 that divides 28872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 401, 802, 1203, 1604, 2406, 3208, 3609, 4812, 7218, 9624, 14436

Step-4: Factors of 28883

List of positive integer factors of 28883 that divides 28872 without a remainder.

1, 17, 1699

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28872 and 28883. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28872 and 28883 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 28872 and 28883