What is the Greatest Common Factor of 887 and 896?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 887 and 896 is 1.

GCF(887,896) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 887 and 896, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 887 and 896.

How to find the GCF of 887 and 896?

We will first find the prime factorization of 887 and 896. After we will calculate the factors of 887 and 896 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 887

Prime factors of 887 are 887. Prime factorization of 887 in exponential form is:

887 = 887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 896

Prime factors of 896 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 896 in exponential form is:

896 = 2⁷ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 887

List of positive integer factors of 887 that divides 887 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 896

List of positive integer factors of 896 that divides 887 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 32, 56, 64, 112, 128, 224, 448

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 887 and 896. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 887 and 896 is 1.

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