Greatest Common Factor of 850 and 856

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 850, 856 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 850 and 856 is 2.

GCF(850,856) = 2

GCF of 850 and 856

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

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 850 and 856

GCF of 850 and 856 is 2

Prime Factorization of 850


2 850
5 425
5 85
17 17
1

Prime factors of 850 are 2,5,17. Prime factorization of 850 in exponential form is:

850 = 21×52×171

Prime Factorization of 856


2 856
2 428
2 214
107 107
1

Prime factors of 856 are 2,107. Prime factorization of 856 in exponential form is:

856 = 23×1071

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 850 and 856 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 850 and 856 by matching factors method

Factors of 850

List of positive integer factors of 850 that divides 850 without a remainder.

1,2,5,10,17,25,34,50,85,170,425,850

Factors of 856

List of positive integer factors of 856 that divides 856 without a remainder.

1,2,4,8,107,214,428,856

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 850 and 856. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 850 and 856 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 850 and 856

Properties of GCF 850 and 856

(i) The GCF of 850 and 856 is associative

GCF of 850 and 856 = GCF of 856 and 850

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 850 and 856

1. What is the GCF of 850 and 856?

Answer: GCF of 850 and 856 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 850?

Answer: Factors of 850 are 1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 25, 34, 50, 85, 170, 425, 850. There are 12 integers that are factors of 850. The greatest factor of 850 is 850.

3. What are the Factors of 856?

Answer: Factors of 856 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 107, 214, 428, 856. There are 8 integers that are factors of 856. The greatest factor of 856 is 856.

4. How to Find the GCF of 850 and 856?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 850 and 856 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 850

850 = 2 x 5 x 5 x 17

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 856

856 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 107

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 850 and 856 is 2