What is the Greatest Common Factor of 850 and 869?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 850 and 869 is 1.

GCF(850,869) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 850 and 869, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 850 and 869.

How to find the GCF of 850 and 869?

We will first find the prime factorization of 850 and 869. After we will calculate the factors of 850 and 869 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 850

Prime factors of 850 are 2, 5, 17. Prime factorization of 850 in exponential form is:

850 = 2¹ × 5² × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 869

Prime factors of 869 are 11, 79. Prime factorization of 869 in exponential form is:

869 = 11¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 850

List of positive integer factors of 850 that divides 850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 25, 34, 50, 85, 170, 425

Step-4: Factors of 869

List of positive integer factors of 869 that divides 850 without a remainder.

1, 11, 79

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 850 and 869. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 850 and 869 is 1.

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