What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1828 and 1846?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1828 and 1846 is 2.

GCF(1828,1846) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1828 and 1846, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1828 and 1846.

How to find the GCF of 1828 and 1846?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1828 and 1846. After we will calculate the factors of 1828 and 1846 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1828

Prime factors of 1828 are 2, 457. Prime factorization of 1828 in exponential form is:

1828 = 2² × 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1846

Prime factors of 1846 are 2, 13, 71. Prime factorization of 1846 in exponential form is:

1846 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 1828

List of positive integer factors of 1828 that divides 1828 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 457, 914

Step-4: Factors of 1846

List of positive integer factors of 1846 that divides 1828 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 71, 142, 923

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1828 and 1846. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1828 and 1846 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1828 and 1846