What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28873 and 28879?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28873 and 28879 is 1.

GCF(28873,28879) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28873 and 28879, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28873 and 28879.

How to find the GCF of 28873 and 28879?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28873 and 28879. After we will calculate the factors of 28873 and 28879 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28873

Prime factors of 28873 are 13, 2221. Prime factorization of 28873 in exponential form is:

28873 = 13¹ × 2221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28879

Prime factors of 28879 are 28879. Prime factorization of 28879 in exponential form is:

28879 = 28879¹

Step-3: Factors of 28873

List of positive integer factors of 28873 that divides 28873 without a remainder.

1, 13, 2221

Step-4: Factors of 28879

List of positive integer factors of 28879 that divides 28873 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28873 and 28879. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28873 and 28879 is 1.

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