What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28886 and 28906?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28886 and 28906 is 2.

GCF(28886,28906) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28886 and 28906, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28886 and 28906.

How to find the GCF of 28886 and 28906?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28886 and 28906. After we will calculate the factors of 28886 and 28906 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28886

Prime factors of 28886 are 2, 11, 13, 101. Prime factorization of 28886 in exponential form is:

28886 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28906

Prime factors of 28906 are 2, 97, 149. Prime factorization of 28906 in exponential form is:

28906 = 2¹ × 97¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 28886

List of positive integer factors of 28886 that divides 28886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 13, 22, 26, 101, 143, 202, 286, 1111, 1313, 2222, 2626, 14443

Step-4: Factors of 28906

List of positive integer factors of 28906 that divides 28886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 97, 149, 194, 298, 14453

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28886 and 28906. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28886 and 28906 is 2.

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