What is the Greatest Common Factor of 837 and 845?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 837 and 845 is 1.

GCF(837,845) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 837 and 845, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 837 and 845.

How to find the GCF of 837 and 845?

We will first find the prime factorization of 837 and 845. After we will calculate the factors of 837 and 845 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 837

Prime factors of 837 are 3, 31. Prime factorization of 837 in exponential form is:

837 = 3³ × 31¹

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 837

List of positive integer factors of 837 that divides 837 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 31, 93, 279

Step-4: Factors of 845

List of positive integer factors of 845 that divides 837 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 65, 169

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 837 and 845. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 837 and 845 is 1.

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