What is the Greatest Common Factor of 852 and 872?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 852 and 872 is 4.

GCF(852,872) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 852 and 872, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 852 and 872.

How to find the GCF of 852 and 872?

We will first find the prime factorization of 852 and 872. After we will calculate the factors of 852 and 872 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 852

Prime factors of 852 are 2, 3, 71. Prime factorization of 852 in exponential form is:

852 = 2² × 3¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 872

Prime factors of 872 are 2, 109. Prime factorization of 872 in exponential form is:

872 = 2³ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 852

List of positive integer factors of 852 that divides 852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 71, 142, 213, 284, 426

Step-4: Factors of 872

List of positive integer factors of 872 that divides 852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 109, 218, 436

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 852 and 872. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 852 and 872 is 4.

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