What is the Greatest Common Factor of 844 and 855?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 844 and 855 is 1.

GCF(844,855) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 844 and 855, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 844 and 855.

How to find the GCF of 844 and 855?

We will first find the prime factorization of 844 and 855. After we will calculate the factors of 844 and 855 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 844

Prime factors of 844 are 2, 211. Prime factorization of 844 in exponential form is:

844 = 2² × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 855

Prime factors of 855 are 3, 5, 19. Prime factorization of 855 in exponential form is:

855 = 3² × 5¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 844

List of positive integer factors of 844 that divides 844 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 211, 422

Step-4: Factors of 855

List of positive integer factors of 855 that divides 844 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 19, 45, 57, 95, 171, 285

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 844 and 855. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 844 and 855 is 1.

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