What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32855 and 32862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32855 and 32862 is 1.

GCF(32855,32862) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32855 and 32862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32855 and 32862.

How to find the GCF of 32855 and 32862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32855 and 32862. After we will calculate the factors of 32855 and 32862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32855

Prime factors of 32855 are 5, 6571. Prime factorization of 32855 in exponential form is:

32855 = 5¹ × 6571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32862

Prime factors of 32862 are 2, 3, 5477. Prime factorization of 32862 in exponential form is:

32862 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5477¹

Step-3: Factors of 32855

List of positive integer factors of 32855 that divides 32855 without a remainder.

1, 5, 6571

Step-4: Factors of 32862

List of positive integer factors of 32862 that divides 32855 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5477, 10954, 16431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32855 and 32862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32855 and 32862 is 1.

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