What is the Greatest Common Factor of 873 and 877?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 873 and 877 is 1.

GCF(873,877) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 873 and 877, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 873 and 877.

How to find the GCF of 873 and 877?

We will first find the prime factorization of 873 and 877. After we will calculate the factors of 873 and 877 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 873

Prime factors of 873 are 3, 97. Prime factorization of 873 in exponential form is:

873 = 3² × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 877

Prime factors of 877 are 877. Prime factorization of 877 in exponential form is:

877 = 877¹

Step-3: Factors of 873

List of positive integer factors of 873 that divides 873 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 97, 291

Step-4: Factors of 877

List of positive integer factors of 877 that divides 873 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 873 and 877. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 873 and 877 is 1.

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