What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1842 and 1847?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1842 and 1847 is 1.

GCF(1842,1847) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1842 and 1847, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1842 and 1847.

How to find the GCF of 1842 and 1847?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1842 and 1847. After we will calculate the factors of 1842 and 1847 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1842

Prime factors of 1842 are 2, 3, 307. Prime factorization of 1842 in exponential form is:

1842 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1847

Prime factors of 1847 are 1847. Prime factorization of 1847 in exponential form is:

1847 = 1847¹

Step-3: Factors of 1842

List of positive integer factors of 1842 that divides 1842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 307, 614, 921

Step-4: Factors of 1847

List of positive integer factors of 1847 that divides 1842 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1842 and 1847. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1842 and 1847 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1842 and 1847