What is the Greatest Common Factor of 893 and 905?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 893 and 905 is 1.

GCF(893,905) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 893 and 905, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 893 and 905.

How to find the GCF of 893 and 905?

We will first find the prime factorization of 893 and 905. After we will calculate the factors of 893 and 905 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 893

Prime factors of 893 are 19, 47. Prime factorization of 893 in exponential form is:

893 = 19¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 905

Prime factors of 905 are 5, 181. Prime factorization of 905 in exponential form is:

905 = 5¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 893

List of positive integer factors of 893 that divides 893 without a remainder.

1, 19, 47

Step-4: Factors of 905

List of positive integer factors of 905 that divides 893 without a remainder.

1, 5, 181

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 893 and 905. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 893 and 905 is 1.

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