What is the Greatest Common Factor of 848 and 855?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 848 and 855 is 1.

GCF(848,855) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 848 and 855, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 848 and 855.

How to find the GCF of 848 and 855?

We will first find the prime factorization of 848 and 855. After we will calculate the factors of 848 and 855 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 848

Prime factors of 848 are 2, 53. Prime factorization of 848 in exponential form is:

848 = 2⁴ × 53¹

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 848

List of positive integer factors of 848 that divides 848 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 53, 106, 212, 424

Step-4: Factors of 855

List of positive integer factors of 855 that divides 848 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 848 and 855. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 848 and 855 is 1.

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