What is the Greatest Common Factor of 835 and 849?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 835 and 849 is 1.

GCF(835,849) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 835 and 849, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 835 and 849.

How to find the GCF of 835 and 849?

We will first find the prime factorization of 835 and 849. After we will calculate the factors of 835 and 849 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 849

Prime factors of 849 are 3, 283. Prime factorization of 849 in exponential form is:

849 = 3¹ × 283¹

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 849

List of positive integer factors of 849 that divides 835 without a remainder.

1, 3, 283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 835 and 849. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 835 and 849 is 1.

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