What is the Greatest Common Factor of 835 and 845?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 835 and 845 is 5.

GCF(835,845) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 835 and 845, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 835 and 845.

How to find the GCF of 835 and 845?

We will first find the prime factorization of 835 and 845. After we will calculate the factors of 835 and 845 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 835

Prime factors of 835 are 5, 167. Prime factorization of 835 in exponential form is:

835 = 5¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 845

Prime factors of 845 are 5, 13. Prime factorization of 845 in exponential form is:

845 = 5¹ × 13²

Step-3: Factors of 835

List of positive integer factors of 835 that divides 835 without a remainder.

1, 5, 167

Step-4: Factors of 845

List of positive integer factors of 845 that divides 835 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 65, 169

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 835 and 845. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 835 and 845 is 5.

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