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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 826 and 846?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 826 and 846 is 2.

GCF(826,846) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 826 and 846, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 826 and 846.

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How to find the GCF of 826 and 846?

We will first find the prime factorization of 826 and 846. After we will calculate the factors of 826 and 846 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 846

Prime factors of 846 are 2, 3, 47. Prime factorization of 846 in exponential form is:

846 = 21 × 32 × 471

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 846

List of positive integer factors of 846 that divides 826 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 47, 94, 141, 282, 423

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 826 and 846. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 826 and 846 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 826 and 846