What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2857 and 2871?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2857 and 2871 is 1.

GCF(2857,2871) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2857 and 2871, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2857 and 2871.

How to find the GCF of 2857 and 2871?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2857 and 2871. After we will calculate the factors of 2857 and 2871 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2857

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

2857 = 2857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2871

Prime factors of 2871 are 3, 11, 29. Prime factorization of 2871 in exponential form is:

2871 = 3² × 11¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 2857

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

Step-4: Factors of 2871

List of positive integer factors of 2871 that divides 2857 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 29, 33, 87, 99, 261, 319, 957

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2857 and 2871. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2857 and 2871 is 1.

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