What is the Greatest Common Factor of 849 and 866?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 849 and 866 is 1.

GCF(849,866) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 849 and 866, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 849 and 866.

How to find the GCF of 849 and 866?

We will first find the prime factorization of 849 and 866. After we will calculate the factors of 849 and 866 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 849

Prime factors of 849 are 3, 283. Prime factorization of 849 in exponential form is:

849 = 3¹ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 866

Prime factors of 866 are 2, 433. Prime factorization of 866 in exponential form is:

866 = 2¹ × 433¹

Step-3: Factors of 849

List of positive integer factors of 849 that divides 849 without a remainder.

1, 3, 283

Step-4: Factors of 866

List of positive integer factors of 866 that divides 849 without a remainder.

1, 2, 433

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 849 and 866. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 849 and 866 is 1.

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