What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82842 and 82851?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82842 and 82851 is 3.

GCF(82842,82851) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82842 and 82851, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82842 and 82851.

How to find the GCF of 82842 and 82851?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82842 and 82851. After we will calculate the factors of 82842 and 82851 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82842

Prime factors of 82842 are 2, 3, 13807. Prime factorization of 82842 in exponential form is:

82842 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13807¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82851

Prime factors of 82851 are 3, 27617. Prime factorization of 82851 in exponential form is:

82851 = 3¹ × 27617¹

Step-3: Factors of 82842

List of positive integer factors of 82842 that divides 82842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13807, 27614, 41421

Step-4: Factors of 82851

List of positive integer factors of 82851 that divides 82842 without a remainder.

1, 3, 27617

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82842 and 82851. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82842 and 82851 is 3.

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