What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28966 and 28981?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28966 and 28981 is 1.

GCF(28966,28981) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28966 and 28981, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28966 and 28981.

How to find the GCF of 28966 and 28981?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28966 and 28981. After we will calculate the factors of 28966 and 28981 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28966

Prime factors of 28966 are 2, 7, 2069. Prime factorization of 28966 in exponential form is:

28966 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2069¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28981

Prime factors of 28981 are 73, 397. Prime factorization of 28981 in exponential form is:

28981 = 73¹ × 397¹

Step-3: Factors of 28966

List of positive integer factors of 28966 that divides 28966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2069, 4138, 14483

Step-4: Factors of 28981

List of positive integer factors of 28981 that divides 28966 without a remainder.

1, 73, 397

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28966 and 28981. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28966 and 28981 is 1.

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