What is the Greatest Common Factor of 873 and 884?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 873 and 884 is 1.

GCF(873,884) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 873 and 884, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 873 and 884.

How to find the GCF of 873 and 884?

We will first find the prime factorization of 873 and 884. After we will calculate the factors of 873 and 884 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 884

Prime factors of 884 are 2, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 884 in exponential form is:

884 = 2² × 13¹ × 17¹

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 884

List of positive integer factors of 884 that divides 873 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 17, 26, 34, 52, 68, 221, 442

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 873 and 884. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 873 and 884 is 1.

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