What is the Greatest Common Factor of 826 and 832?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 826 and 832 is 2.

GCF(826,832) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 826 and 832, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 826 and 832.

How to find the GCF of 826 and 832?

We will first find the prime factorization of 826 and 832. After we will calculate the factors of 826 and 832 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 832

Prime factors of 832 are 2, 13. Prime factorization of 832 in exponential form is:

832 = 2⁶ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 826

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 832

List of positive integer factors of 832 that divides 826 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 16, 26, 32, 52, 64, 104, 208, 416

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 826 and 832. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 826 and 832 is 2.

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