What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28979 and 28999?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28979 and 28999 is 1.

GCF(28979,28999) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28979 and 28999, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28979 and 28999.

How to find the GCF of 28979 and 28999?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28979 and 28999. After we will calculate the factors of 28979 and 28999 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 28999

Prime factors of 28999 are 47, 617. Prime factorization of 28999 in exponential form is:

28999 = 47¹ × 617¹

Step-3: Factors of 28979

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

Step-4: Factors of 28999

List of positive integer factors of 28999 that divides 28979 without a remainder.

1, 47, 617

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28979 and 28999. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28979 and 28999 is 1.

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