What is the Greatest Common Factor of 834 and 851?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 834 and 851 is 1.

GCF(834,851) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 834 and 851, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 834 and 851.

How to find the GCF of 834 and 851?

We will first find the prime factorization of 834 and 851. After we will calculate the factors of 834 and 851 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 851

Prime factors of 851 are 23, 37. Prime factorization of 851 in exponential form is:

851 = 23¹ × 37¹

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 851

List of positive integer factors of 851 that divides 834 without a remainder.

1, 23, 37

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 834 and 851. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 834 and 851 is 1.

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