What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1851 and 1859?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1851 and 1859 is 1.

GCF(1851,1859) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1851 and 1859, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1851 and 1859.

How to find the GCF of 1851 and 1859?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1851 and 1859. After we will calculate the factors of 1851 and 1859 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 1859

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

1859 = 11¹ × 13²

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 1859

List of positive integer factors of 1859 that divides 1851 without a remainder.

1, 11, 13, 143, 169

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1851 and 1859. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1851 and 1859 is 1.

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