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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 884 and 901?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 884 and 901 is 17.

GCF(884,901) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 884 and 901, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 884 and 901.

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How to find the GCF of 884 and 901?

We will first find the prime factorization of 884 and 901. After we will calculate the factors of 884 and 901 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 901

Prime factors of 901 are 17, 53. Prime factorization of 901 in exponential form is:

901 = 171 × 531

Step-3: Factors of 884

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 901

List of positive integer factors of 901 that divides 884 without a remainder.

1, 17, 53

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 884 and 901. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 884 and 901 is 17.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 884 and 901