What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28979 and 28988?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28979 and 28988 is 1.

GCF(28979,28988) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28979 and 28988, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28979 and 28988.

How to find the GCF of 28979 and 28988?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28979 and 28988. After we will calculate the factors of 28979 and 28988 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 28988

Prime factors of 28988 are 2, 7247. Prime factorization of 28988 in exponential form is:

28988 = 2² × 7247¹

Step-3: Factors of 28979

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

Step-4: Factors of 28988

List of positive integer factors of 28988 that divides 28979 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7247, 14494

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28979 and 28988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28979 and 28988 is 1.

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