What is the Greatest Common Factor of 888 and 901?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 888 and 901 is 1.

GCF(888,901) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 888 and 901, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 888 and 901.

How to find the GCF of 888 and 901?

We will first find the prime factorization of 888 and 901. After we will calculate the factors of 888 and 901 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 888

Prime factors of 888 are 2, 3, 37. Prime factorization of 888 in exponential form is:

888 = 2³ × 3¹ × 37¹

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 888

List of positive integer factors of 888 that divides 888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 37, 74, 111, 148, 222, 296, 444

Step-4: Factors of 901

List of positive integer factors of 901 that divides 888 without a remainder.

1, 17, 53

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 888 and 901. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 888 and 901 is 1.

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