What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28938 and 28943?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28938 and 28943 is 1.

GCF(28938,28943) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28938 and 28943, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28938 and 28943.

How to find the GCF of 28938 and 28943?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28938 and 28943. After we will calculate the factors of 28938 and 28943 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28938

Prime factors of 28938 are 2, 3, 7, 13, 53. Prime factorization of 28938 in exponential form is:

28938 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28943

Prime factors of 28943 are 103, 281. Prime factorization of 28943 in exponential form is:

28943 = 103¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 28938

List of positive integer factors of 28938 that divides 28938 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 13, 14, 21, 26, 39, 42, 53, 78, 91, 106, 159, 182, 273, 318, 371, 546, 689, 742, 1113, 1378, 2067, 2226, 4134, 4823, 9646, 14469

Step-4: Factors of 28943

List of positive integer factors of 28943 that divides 28938 without a remainder.

1, 103, 281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28938 and 28943. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28938 and 28943 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 28938 and 28943