What is the Greatest Common Factor of 840 and 852?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 840 and 852 is 12.

GCF(840,852) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 840 and 852, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 840 and 852.

How to find the GCF of 840 and 852?

We will first find the prime factorization of 840 and 852. After we will calculate the factors of 840 and 852 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 840

Prime factors of 840 are 2, 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 840 in exponential form is:

840 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 852

Prime factors of 852 are 2, 3, 71. Prime factorization of 852 in exponential form is:

852 = 2² × 3¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 840

List of positive integer factors of 840 that divides 840 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 24, 28, 30, 35, 40, 42, 56, 60, 70, 84, 105, 120, 140, 168, 210, 280, 420

Step-4: Factors of 852

List of positive integer factors of 852 that divides 840 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 71, 142, 213, 284, 426

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 840 and 852. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 840 and 852 is 12.

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