What is the Greatest Common Factor of 839 and 849?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 839 and 849 is 1.

GCF(839,849) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 839 and 849, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 839 and 849.

How to find the GCF of 839 and 849?

We will first find the prime factorization of 839 and 849. After we will calculate the factors of 839 and 849 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 839

Prime factors of 839 are 839. Prime factorization of 839 in exponential form is:

839 = 839¹

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 839

List of positive integer factors of 839 that divides 839 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 849

List of positive integer factors of 849 that divides 839 without a remainder.

1, 3, 283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 839 and 849. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 839 and 849 is 1.

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