Greatest Common Factor of 842 and 848

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 842, 848 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 842 and 848 is 2.

GCF(842,848) = 2

GCF of 842 and 848

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 842 and 848

GCF of 842 and 848 is 2

Prime Factorization of 842


2 842
421 421
1

Prime factors of 842 are 2,421. Prime factorization of 842 in exponential form is:

842 = 21×4211

Prime Factorization of 848


2 848
2 424
2 212
2 106
53 53
1

Prime factors of 848 are 2,53. Prime factorization of 848 in exponential form is:

848 = 24×531

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 842 and 848 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 842 and 848 by matching factors method

Factors of 842

List of positive integer factors of 842 that divides 842 without a remainder.

1,2,421,842

Factors of 848

List of positive integer factors of 848 that divides 848 without a remainder.

1,2,4,8,16,53,106,212,424,848

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 842 and 848. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 842 and 848 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 842 and 848

Properties of GCF 842 and 848

(i) The GCF of 842 and 848 is associative

GCF of 842 and 848 = GCF of 848 and 842

Related Greatest Common Factor of 842

Related Greatest Common Factor of 848

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 842 and 848

1. What is the GCF of 842 and 848?

Answer: GCF of 842 and 848 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 842?

Answer: Factors of 842 are 1, 2, 421, 842. There are 4 integers that are factors of 842. The greatest factor of 842 is 842.

3. What are the Factors of 848?

Answer: Factors of 848 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 53, 106, 212, 424, 848. There are 10 integers that are factors of 848. The greatest factor of 848 is 848.

4. How to Find the GCF of 842 and 848?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 842 and 848 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 842

842 = 2 x 421

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 848

848 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 53

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 842 and 848 is 2