What is the Greatest Common Factor of 831 and 844?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 831 and 844 is 1.

GCF(831,844) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 831 and 844, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 831 and 844.

How to find the GCF of 831 and 844?

We will first find the prime factorization of 831 and 844. After we will calculate the factors of 831 and 844 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 831

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

831 = 3¹ × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 844

Prime factors of 844 are 2, 211. Prime factorization of 844 in exponential form is:

844 = 2² × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 831

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

1, 3, 277

Step-4: Factors of 844

List of positive integer factors of 844 that divides 831 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 211, 422

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 831 and 844. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 831 and 844 is 1.

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