What is the Greatest Common Factor of 878 and 898?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 878 and 898 is 2.

GCF(878,898) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 878 and 898, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 878 and 898.

How to find the GCF of 878 and 898?

We will first find the prime factorization of 878 and 898. After we will calculate the factors of 878 and 898 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 878

Prime factors of 878 are 2, 439. Prime factorization of 878 in exponential form is:

878 = 2¹ × 439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 898

Prime factors of 898 are 2, 449. Prime factorization of 898 in exponential form is:

898 = 2¹ × 449¹

Step-3: Factors of 878

List of positive integer factors of 878 that divides 878 without a remainder.

1, 2, 439

Step-4: Factors of 898

List of positive integer factors of 898 that divides 878 without a remainder.

1, 2, 449

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 878 and 898. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 878 and 898 is 2.

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