What is the Greatest Common Factor of 812 and 826?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 812 and 826 is 14.

GCF(812,826) = 14

We will now calculate the prime factors of 812 and 826, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 812 and 826.

How to find the GCF of 812 and 826?

We will first find the prime factorization of 812 and 826. After we will calculate the factors of 812 and 826 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 826

Prime factors of 826 are 2, 7, 59. Prime factorization of 826 in exponential form is:

826 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 812

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 826

List of positive integer factors of 826 that divides 812 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 59, 118, 413

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 812 and 826. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 812 and 826 is 14.

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