What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28979 and 28983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28979 and 28983 is 1.

GCF(28979,28983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28979 and 28983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28979 and 28983.

How to find the GCF of 28979 and 28983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28979 and 28983. After we will calculate the factors of 28979 and 28983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28979

Prime factors of 28979 are 28979. Prime factorization of 28979 in exponential form is:

28979 = 28979¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28983

Prime factors of 28983 are 3, 9661. Prime factorization of 28983 in exponential form is:

28983 = 3¹ × 9661¹

Step-3: Factors of 28979

List of positive integer factors of 28979 that divides 28979 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 28983

List of positive integer factors of 28983 that divides 28979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9661

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28979 and 28983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28979 and 28983 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 28979 and 28983