What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1884 and 1893?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1884 and 1893 is 3.

GCF(1884,1893) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1884 and 1893, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1884 and 1893.

How to find the GCF of 1884 and 1893?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1884 and 1893. After we will calculate the factors of 1884 and 1893 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1884

Prime factors of 1884 are 2, 3, 157. Prime factorization of 1884 in exponential form is:

1884 = 2² × 3¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1893

Prime factors of 1893 are 3, 631. Prime factorization of 1893 in exponential form is:

1893 = 3¹ × 631¹

Step-3: Factors of 1884

List of positive integer factors of 1884 that divides 1884 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 157, 314, 471, 628, 942

Step-4: Factors of 1893

List of positive integer factors of 1893 that divides 1884 without a remainder.

1, 3, 631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1884 and 1893. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1884 and 1893 is 3.

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