What is the Greatest Common Factor of 805 and 812?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 805 and 812 is 7.

GCF(805,812) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 805 and 812, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 805 and 812.

How to find the GCF of 805 and 812?

We will first find the prime factorization of 805 and 812. After we will calculate the factors of 805 and 812 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 805

Prime factors of 805 are 5, 7, 23. Prime factorization of 805 in exponential form is:

805 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 812

Prime factors of 812 are 2, 7, 29. Prime factorization of 812 in exponential form is:

812 = 2² × 7¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 805

List of positive integer factors of 805 that divides 805 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 23, 35, 115, 161

Step-4: Factors of 812

List of positive integer factors of 812 that divides 805 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 29, 58, 116, 203, 406

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 805 and 812. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 805 and 812 is 7.

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