What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34842 and 34851?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34842 and 34851 is 3.

GCF(34842,34851) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34842 and 34851, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34842 and 34851.

How to find the GCF of 34842 and 34851?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34842 and 34851. After we will calculate the factors of 34842 and 34851 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34842

Prime factors of 34842 are 2, 3, 5807. Prime factorization of 34842 in exponential form is:

34842 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5807¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 34851

Prime factors of 34851 are 3, 11617. Prime factorization of 34851 in exponential form is:

34851 = 3¹ × 11617¹

Step-3: Factors of 34842

List of positive integer factors of 34842 that divides 34842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5807, 11614, 17421

Step-4: Factors of 34851

List of positive integer factors of 34851 that divides 34842 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11617

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34842 and 34851. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34842 and 34851 is 3.

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