What is the Greatest Common Factor of 836 and 841?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 836 and 841 is 1.

GCF(836,841) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 836 and 841, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 836 and 841.

How to find the GCF of 836 and 841?

We will first find the prime factorization of 836 and 841. After we will calculate the factors of 836 and 841 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 836

Prime factors of 836 are 2, 11, 19. Prime factorization of 836 in exponential form is:

836 = 2² × 11¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 841

Prime factors of 841 are 29. Prime factorization of 841 in exponential form is:

841 = 29²

Step-3: Factors of 836

List of positive integer factors of 836 that divides 836 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 19, 22, 38, 44, 76, 209, 418

Step-4: Factors of 841

List of positive integer factors of 841 that divides 836 without a remainder.

1, 29

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 836 and 841. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 836 and 841 is 1.

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