What is the Greatest Common Factor of 842 and 858?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 842 and 858 is 2.

GCF(842,858) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 842 and 858, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 842 and 858.

How to find the GCF of 842 and 858?

We will first find the prime factorization of 842 and 858. After we will calculate the factors of 842 and 858 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 842

Prime factors of 842 are 2, 421. Prime factorization of 842 in exponential form is:

842 = 2¹ × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 858

Prime factors of 858 are 2, 3, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 858 in exponential form is:

858 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 842

List of positive integer factors of 842 that divides 842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 421

Step-4: Factors of 858

List of positive integer factors of 858 that divides 842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 13, 22, 26, 33, 39, 66, 78, 143, 286, 429

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 842 and 858. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 842 and 858 is 2.

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