What is the Greatest Common Factor of 799 and 816?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 799 and 816 is 17.

GCF(799,816) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 799 and 816, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 799 and 816.

How to find the GCF of 799 and 816?

We will first find the prime factorization of 799 and 816. After we will calculate the factors of 799 and 816 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 799

Prime factors of 799 are 17, 47. Prime factorization of 799 in exponential form is:

799 = 17¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 816

Prime factors of 816 are 2, 3, 17. Prime factorization of 816 in exponential form is:

816 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 799

List of positive integer factors of 799 that divides 799 without a remainder.

1, 17, 47

Step-4: Factors of 816

List of positive integer factors of 816 that divides 799 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 17, 24, 34, 48, 51, 68, 102, 136, 204, 272, 408

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 799 and 816. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 799 and 816 is 17.

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