What is the Greatest Common Factor of 796 and 803?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 796 and 803 is 1.

GCF(796,803) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 796 and 803, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 796 and 803.

How to find the GCF of 796 and 803?

We will first find the prime factorization of 796 and 803. After we will calculate the factors of 796 and 803 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 796

Prime factors of 796 are 2, 199. Prime factorization of 796 in exponential form is:

796 = 2² × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 803

Prime factors of 803 are 11, 73. Prime factorization of 803 in exponential form is:

803 = 11¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 796

List of positive integer factors of 796 that divides 796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 199, 398

Step-4: Factors of 803

List of positive integer factors of 803 that divides 796 without a remainder.

1, 11, 73

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 796 and 803. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 796 and 803 is 1.

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