What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2844 and 2857?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2844 and 2857 is 1.

GCF(2844,2857) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2844 and 2857, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2844 and 2857.

How to find the GCF of 2844 and 2857?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2844 and 2857. After we will calculate the factors of 2844 and 2857 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2844

Prime factors of 2844 are 2, 3, 79. Prime factorization of 2844 in exponential form is:

2844 = 2² × 3² × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2857

Prime factors of 2857 are 2857. Prime factorization of 2857 in exponential form is:

2857 = 2857¹

Step-3: Factors of 2844

List of positive integer factors of 2844 that divides 2844 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 79, 158, 237, 316, 474, 711, 948, 1422

Step-4: Factors of 2857

List of positive integer factors of 2857 that divides 2844 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2844 and 2857. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2844 and 2857 is 1.

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