What is the Greatest Common Factor of 848 and 865?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 848 and 865 is 1.

GCF(848,865) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 848 and 865, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 848 and 865.

How to find the GCF of 848 and 865?

We will first find the prime factorization of 848 and 865. After we will calculate the factors of 848 and 865 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 865

Prime factors of 865 are 5, 173. Prime factorization of 865 in exponential form is:

865 = 5¹ × 173¹

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 865

List of positive integer factors of 865 that divides 848 without a remainder.

1, 5, 173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 848 and 865. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 848 and 865 is 1.

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