What is the Greatest Common Factor of 825 and 831?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 825 and 831 is 3.

GCF(825,831) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 825 and 831, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 825 and 831.

How to find the GCF of 825 and 831?

We will first find the prime factorization of 825 and 831. After we will calculate the factors of 825 and 831 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 825

Prime factors of 825 are 3, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 825 in exponential form is:

825 = 3¹ × 5² × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 831

Prime factors of 831 are 3, 277. Prime factorization of 831 in exponential form is:

831 = 3¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 825

List of positive integer factors of 825 that divides 825 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 25, 33, 55, 75, 165, 275

Step-4: Factors of 831

List of positive integer factors of 831 that divides 825 without a remainder.

1, 3, 277

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 825 and 831. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 825 and 831 is 3.

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