What is the Greatest Common Factor of 847 and 860?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 847 and 860 is 1.

GCF(847,860) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 847 and 860, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 847 and 860.

How to find the GCF of 847 and 860?

We will first find the prime factorization of 847 and 860. After we will calculate the factors of 847 and 860 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 847

Prime factors of 847 are 7, 11. Prime factorization of 847 in exponential form is:

847 = 7¹ × 11²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 860

Prime factors of 860 are 2, 5, 43. Prime factorization of 860 in exponential form is:

860 = 2² × 5¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 847

List of positive integer factors of 847 that divides 847 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 77, 121

Step-4: Factors of 860

List of positive integer factors of 860 that divides 847 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 43, 86, 172, 215, 430

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 847 and 860. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 847 and 860 is 1.

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