What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28873 and 28891?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28873 and 28891 is 1.

GCF(28873,28891) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28873 and 28891, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28873 and 28891.

How to find the GCF of 28873 and 28891?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28873 and 28891. After we will calculate the factors of 28873 and 28891 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 28891

Prime factors of 28891 are 167, 173. Prime factorization of 28891 in exponential form is:

28891 = 167¹ × 173¹

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 28891

List of positive integer factors of 28891 that divides 28873 without a remainder.

1, 167, 173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28873 and 28891. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28873 and 28891 is 1.

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