What is the Greatest Common Factor of 829 and 849?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 829 and 849 is 1.

GCF(829,849) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 829 and 849, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 829 and 849.

How to find the GCF of 829 and 849?

We will first find the prime factorization of 829 and 849. After we will calculate the factors of 829 and 849 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 829

Prime factors of 829 are 829. Prime factorization of 829 in exponential form is:

829 = 829¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 849

Prime factors of 849 are 3, 283. Prime factorization of 849 in exponential form is:

849 = 3¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 829

List of positive integer factors of 829 that divides 829 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 849

List of positive integer factors of 849 that divides 829 without a remainder.

1, 3, 283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 829 and 849. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 829 and 849 is 1.

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