What is the Greatest Common Factor of 785 and 796?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 785 and 796 is 1.

GCF(785,796) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 785 and 796, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 785 and 796.

How to find the GCF of 785 and 796?

We will first find the prime factorization of 785 and 796. After we will calculate the factors of 785 and 796 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 785

Prime factors of 785 are 5, 157. Prime factorization of 785 in exponential form is:

785 = 5¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 796

Prime factors of 796 are 2, 199. Prime factorization of 796 in exponential form is:

796 = 2² × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 785

List of positive integer factors of 785 that divides 785 without a remainder.

1, 5, 157

Step-4: Factors of 796

List of positive integer factors of 796 that divides 785 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 199, 398

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 785 and 796. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 785 and 796 is 1.

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