What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1851 and 1858?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1851 and 1858 is 1.

GCF(1851,1858) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1851 and 1858, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1851 and 1858.

How to find the GCF of 1851 and 1858?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1851 and 1858. After we will calculate the factors of 1851 and 1858 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1851

Prime factors of 1851 are 3, 617. Prime factorization of 1851 in exponential form is:

1851 = 3¹ × 617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1858

Prime factors of 1858 are 2, 929. Prime factorization of 1858 in exponential form is:

1858 = 2¹ × 929¹

Step-3: Factors of 1851

List of positive integer factors of 1851 that divides 1851 without a remainder.

1, 3, 617

Step-4: Factors of 1858

List of positive integer factors of 1858 that divides 1851 without a remainder.

1, 2, 929

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1851 and 1858. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1851 and 1858 is 1.

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