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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 832 and 850?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 832 and 850 is 2.

GCF(832,850) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 832 and 850, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 832 and 850.

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How to find the GCF of 832 and 850?

We will first find the prime factorization of 832 and 850. After we will calculate the factors of 832 and 850 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 832

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

832 = 26 × 131

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 850

Prime factors of 850 are 2, 5, 17. Prime factorization of 850 in exponential form is:

850 = 21 × 52 × 171

Step-3: Factors of 832

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 850

List of positive integer factors of 850 that divides 832 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 25, 34, 50, 85, 170, 425

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 832 and 850. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 832 and 850 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 832 and 850