What is the Greatest Common Factor of 859 and 876?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 859 and 876 is 1.

GCF(859,876) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 859 and 876, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 859 and 876.

How to find the GCF of 859 and 876?

We will first find the prime factorization of 859 and 876. After we will calculate the factors of 859 and 876 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 859

Prime factors of 859 are 859. Prime factorization of 859 in exponential form is:

859 = 859¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 876

Prime factors of 876 are 2, 3, 73. Prime factorization of 876 in exponential form is:

876 = 2² × 3¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 859

List of positive integer factors of 859 that divides 859 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 876

List of positive integer factors of 876 that divides 859 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 73, 146, 219, 292, 438

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 859 and 876. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 859 and 876 is 1.

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