What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1837 and 1856?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1837 and 1856 is 1.

GCF(1837,1856) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1837 and 1856, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1837 and 1856.

How to find the GCF of 1837 and 1856?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1837 and 1856. After we will calculate the factors of 1837 and 1856 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1837

Prime factors of 1837 are 11, 167. Prime factorization of 1837 in exponential form is:

1837 = 11¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1856

Prime factors of 1856 are 2, 29. Prime factorization of 1856 in exponential form is:

1856 = 2⁶ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 1837

List of positive integer factors of 1837 that divides 1837 without a remainder.

1, 11, 167

Step-4: Factors of 1856

List of positive integer factors of 1856 that divides 1837 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 29, 32, 58, 64, 116, 232, 464, 928

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1837 and 1856. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1837 and 1856 is 1.

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