What is the Greatest Common Factor of 834 and 846?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 834 and 846 is 6.

GCF(834,846) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 834 and 846, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 834 and 846.

How to find the GCF of 834 and 846?

We will first find the prime factorization of 834 and 846. After we will calculate the factors of 834 and 846 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 834

Prime factors of 834 are 2, 3, 139. Prime factorization of 834 in exponential form is:

834 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 139¹

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 834

List of positive integer factors of 834 that divides 834 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 139, 278, 417

Step-4: Factors of 846

List of positive integer factors of 846 that divides 834 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 834 and 846. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 834 and 846 is 6.

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