What is the Greatest Common Factor of 857 and 870?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 857 and 870 is 1.

GCF(857,870) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 857 and 870, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 857 and 870.

How to find the GCF of 857 and 870?

We will first find the prime factorization of 857 and 870. After we will calculate the factors of 857 and 870 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 857

Prime factors of 857 are 857. Prime factorization of 857 in exponential form is:

857 = 857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 870

Prime factors of 870 are 2, 3, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 870 in exponential form is:

870 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 857

List of positive integer factors of 857 that divides 857 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 870

List of positive integer factors of 870 that divides 857 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 29, 30, 58, 87, 145, 174, 290, 435

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 857 and 870. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 857 and 870 is 1.

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