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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 870 and 882?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 870 and 882 is 6.

GCF(870,882) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 870 and 882, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 870 and 882.

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How to find the GCF of 870 and 882?

We will first find the prime factorization of 870 and 882. After we will calculate the factors of 870 and 882 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 882

Prime factors of 882 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 882 in exponential form is:

882 = 21 × 32 × 72

Step-3: Factors of 870

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 882

List of positive integer factors of 882 that divides 870 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 49, 63, 98, 126, 147, 294, 441

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 870 and 882. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 870 and 882 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 870 and 882