What is the Greatest Common Factor of 783 and 789?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 783 and 789 is 3.

GCF(783,789) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 783 and 789, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 783 and 789.

How to find the GCF of 783 and 789?

We will first find the prime factorization of 783 and 789. After we will calculate the factors of 783 and 789 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 783

Prime factors of 783 are 3, 29. Prime factorization of 783 in exponential form is:

783 = 3³ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 789

Prime factors of 789 are 3, 263. Prime factorization of 789 in exponential form is:

789 = 3¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 783

List of positive integer factors of 783 that divides 783 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 29, 87, 261

Step-4: Factors of 789

List of positive integer factors of 789 that divides 783 without a remainder.

1, 3, 263

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 783 and 789. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 783 and 789 is 3.

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