What is the Greatest Common Factor of 817 and 837?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 817 and 837 is 1.

GCF(817,837) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 817 and 837, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 817 and 837.

How to find the GCF of 817 and 837?

We will first find the prime factorization of 817 and 837. After we will calculate the factors of 817 and 837 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 817

Prime factors of 817 are 19, 43. Prime factorization of 817 in exponential form is:

817 = 19¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 837

Prime factors of 837 are 3, 31. Prime factorization of 837 in exponential form is:

837 = 3³ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 817

List of positive integer factors of 817 that divides 817 without a remainder.

1, 19, 43

Step-4: Factors of 837

List of positive integer factors of 837 that divides 817 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 31, 93, 279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 817 and 837. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 817 and 837 is 1.

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