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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 851 and 868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 851 and 868 is 1.

GCF(851,868) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 851 and 868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 851 and 868.

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How to find the GCF of 851 and 868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 851 and 868. After we will calculate the factors of 851 and 868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 851

Prime factors of 851 are 23, 37. Prime factorization of 851 in exponential form is:

851 = 231 × 371

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 868

Prime factors of 868 are 2, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 868 in exponential form is:

868 = 22 × 71 × 311

Step-3: Factors of 851

List of positive integer factors of 851 that divides 851 without a remainder.

1, 23, 37

Step-4: Factors of 868

List of positive integer factors of 868 that divides 851 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 31, 62, 124, 217, 434

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 851 and 868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 851 and 868 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 851 and 868