What is the Greatest Common Factor of 865 and 874?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 865 and 874 is 1.

GCF(865,874) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 865 and 874, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 865 and 874.

How to find the GCF of 865 and 874?

We will first find the prime factorization of 865 and 874. After we will calculate the factors of 865 and 874 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 865

Prime factors of 865 are 5, 173. Prime factorization of 865 in exponential form is:

865 = 5¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 874

Prime factors of 874 are 2, 19, 23. Prime factorization of 874 in exponential form is:

874 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 865

List of positive integer factors of 865 that divides 865 without a remainder.

1, 5, 173

Step-4: Factors of 874

List of positive integer factors of 874 that divides 865 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 23, 38, 46, 437

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 865 and 874. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 865 and 874 is 1.

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