What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32842 and 32847?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32842 and 32847 is 1.

GCF(32842,32847) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32842 and 32847, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32842 and 32847.

How to find the GCF of 32842 and 32847?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32842 and 32847. After we will calculate the factors of 32842 and 32847 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32842

Prime factors of 32842 are 2, 16421. Prime factorization of 32842 in exponential form is:

32842 = 2¹ × 16421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32847

Prime factors of 32847 are 3, 10949. Prime factorization of 32847 in exponential form is:

32847 = 3¹ × 10949¹

Step-3: Factors of 32842

List of positive integer factors of 32842 that divides 32842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 16421

Step-4: Factors of 32847

List of positive integer factors of 32847 that divides 32842 without a remainder.

1, 3, 10949

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32842 and 32847. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32842 and 32847 is 1.

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