What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10862 and 10873?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10862 and 10873 is 1.

GCF(10862,10873) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10862 and 10873, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10862 and 10873.

How to find the GCF of 10862 and 10873?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10862 and 10873. After we will calculate the factors of 10862 and 10873 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10862

Prime factors of 10862 are 2, 5431. Prime factorization of 10862 in exponential form is:

10862 = 2¹ × 5431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10873

Prime factors of 10873 are 83, 131. Prime factorization of 10873 in exponential form is:

10873 = 83¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 10862

List of positive integer factors of 10862 that divides 10862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5431

Step-4: Factors of 10873

List of positive integer factors of 10873 that divides 10862 without a remainder.

1, 83, 131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10862 and 10873. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10862 and 10873 is 1.

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