What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28891 and 28898?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28891 and 28898 is 1.

GCF(28891,28898) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28891 and 28898, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28891 and 28898.

How to find the GCF of 28891 and 28898?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28891 and 28898. After we will calculate the factors of 28891 and 28898 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28891

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

28891 = 167¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28898

Prime factors of 28898 are 2, 14449. Prime factorization of 28898 in exponential form is:

28898 = 2¹ × 14449¹

Step-3: Factors of 28891

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

1, 167, 173

Step-4: Factors of 28898

List of positive integer factors of 28898 that divides 28891 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14449

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28891 and 28898. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28891 and 28898 is 1.

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