What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1842 and 1859?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1842 and 1859 is 1.

GCF(1842,1859) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1842 and 1859, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1842 and 1859.

How to find the GCF of 1842 and 1859?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1842 and 1859. After we will calculate the factors of 1842 and 1859 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 1859

Prime factors of 1859 are 11, 13. Prime factorization of 1859 in exponential form is:

1859 = 11¹ × 13²

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 1859

List of positive integer factors of 1859 that divides 1842 without a remainder.

1, 11, 13, 143, 169

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1842 and 1859. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1842 and 1859 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1842 and 1859