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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1856 and 1868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1856 and 1868 is 4.

GCF(1856,1868) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1856 and 1868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1856 and 1868.

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How to find the GCF of 1856 and 1868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1856 and 1868. After we will calculate the factors of 1856 and 1868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1856

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

1856 = 26 × 291

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1868

Prime factors of 1868 are 2, 467. Prime factorization of 1868 in exponential form is:

1868 = 22 × 4671

Step-3: Factors of 1856

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 1868

List of positive integer factors of 1868 that divides 1856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 467, 934

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1856 and 1868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1856 and 1868 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1856 and 1868