What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20846 and 20863?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20846 and 20863 is 1.

GCF(20846,20863) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20846 and 20863, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20846 and 20863.

How to find the GCF of 20846 and 20863?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20846 and 20863. After we will calculate the factors of 20846 and 20863 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20846

Prime factors of 20846 are 2, 7, 1489. Prime factorization of 20846 in exponential form is:

20846 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1489¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20863

Prime factors of 20863 are 31, 673. Prime factorization of 20863 in exponential form is:

20863 = 31¹ × 673¹

Step-3: Factors of 20846

List of positive integer factors of 20846 that divides 20846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1489, 2978, 10423

Step-4: Factors of 20863

List of positive integer factors of 20863 that divides 20846 without a remainder.

1, 31, 673

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20846 and 20863. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20846 and 20863 is 1.

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