What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7842 and 7861?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7842 and 7861 is 1.

GCF(7842,7861) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7842 and 7861, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7842 and 7861.

How to find the GCF of 7842 and 7861?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7842 and 7861. After we will calculate the factors of 7842 and 7861 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7842

Prime factors of 7842 are 2, 3, 1307. Prime factorization of 7842 in exponential form is:

7842 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7861

Prime factors of 7861 are 7, 1123. Prime factorization of 7861 in exponential form is:

7861 = 7¹ × 1123¹

Step-3: Factors of 7842

List of positive integer factors of 7842 that divides 7842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1307, 2614, 3921

Step-4: Factors of 7861

List of positive integer factors of 7861 that divides 7842 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7842 and 7861. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7842 and 7861 is 1.

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