What is the Greatest Common Factor of 874 and 889?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 874 and 889 is 1.

GCF(874,889) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 874 and 889, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 874 and 889.

How to find the GCF of 874 and 889?

We will first find the prime factorization of 874 and 889. After we will calculate the factors of 874 and 889 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 889

Prime factors of 889 are 7, 127. Prime factorization of 889 in exponential form is:

889 = 7¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 874

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 889

List of positive integer factors of 889 that divides 874 without a remainder.

1, 7, 127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 874 and 889. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 874 and 889 is 1.

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