What is the Greatest Common Factor of 896 and 901?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 896 and 901 is 1.

GCF(896,901) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 896 and 901, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 896 and 901.

How to find the GCF of 896 and 901?

We will first find the prime factorization of 896 and 901. After we will calculate the factors of 896 and 901 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 896

Prime factors of 896 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 896 in exponential form is:

896 = 2⁷ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 901

Prime factors of 901 are 17, 53. Prime factorization of 901 in exponential form is:

901 = 17¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 896

List of positive integer factors of 896 that divides 896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 32, 56, 64, 112, 128, 224, 448

Step-4: Factors of 901

List of positive integer factors of 901 that divides 896 without a remainder.

1, 17, 53

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 896 and 901. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 896 and 901 is 1.

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