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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 838 and 845?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 838 and 845 is 1.

GCF(838,845) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 838 and 845, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 838 and 845.

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How to find the GCF of 838 and 845?

We will first find the prime factorization of 838 and 845. After we will calculate the factors of 838 and 845 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 838

Prime factors of 838 are 2, 419. Prime factorization of 838 in exponential form is:

838 = 21 × 4191

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 838

List of positive integer factors of 838 that divides 838 without a remainder.

1, 2, 419

Step-4: Factors of 845

List of positive integer factors of 845 that divides 838 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 65, 169

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 838 and 845. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 838 and 845 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 838 and 845