What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20844 and 20849?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20844 and 20849 is 1.

GCF(20844,20849) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20844 and 20849, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20844 and 20849.

How to find the GCF of 20844 and 20849?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20844 and 20849. After we will calculate the factors of 20844 and 20849 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20844

Prime factors of 20844 are 2, 3, 193. Prime factorization of 20844 in exponential form is:

20844 = 2² × 3³ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20849

Prime factors of 20849 are 20849. Prime factorization of 20849 in exponential form is:

20849 = 20849¹

Step-3: Factors of 20844

List of positive integer factors of 20844 that divides 20844 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 193, 386, 579, 772, 1158, 1737, 2316, 3474, 5211, 6948, 10422

Step-4: Factors of 20849

List of positive integer factors of 20849 that divides 20844 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20844 and 20849. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20844 and 20849 is 1.

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