What is the Greatest Common Factor of 869 and 880?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 869 and 880 is 11.

GCF(869,880) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 869 and 880, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 869 and 880.

How to find the GCF of 869 and 880?

We will first find the prime factorization of 869 and 880. After we will calculate the factors of 869 and 880 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 869

Prime factors of 869 are 11, 79. Prime factorization of 869 in exponential form is:

869 = 11¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 880

Prime factors of 880 are 2, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 880 in exponential form is:

880 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 869

List of positive integer factors of 869 that divides 869 without a remainder.

1, 11, 79

Step-4: Factors of 880

List of positive integer factors of 880 that divides 869 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 16, 20, 22, 40, 44, 55, 80, 88, 110, 176, 220, 440

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 869 and 880. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 869 and 880 is 11.

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