What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20842 and 20855?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20842 and 20855 is 1.

GCF(20842,20855) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20842 and 20855, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20842 and 20855.

How to find the GCF of 20842 and 20855?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20842 and 20855. After we will calculate the factors of 20842 and 20855 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20842

Prime factors of 20842 are 2, 17, 613. Prime factorization of 20842 in exponential form is:

20842 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 613¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20855

Prime factors of 20855 are 5, 43, 97. Prime factorization of 20855 in exponential form is:

20855 = 5¹ × 43¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 20842

List of positive integer factors of 20842 that divides 20842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 613, 1226, 10421

Step-4: Factors of 20855

List of positive integer factors of 20855 that divides 20842 without a remainder.

1, 5, 43, 97, 215, 485, 4171

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20842 and 20855. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20842 and 20855 is 1.

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